Interested in starting up a “side” hustle with the potential of becoming my “main” hustle.

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Anyone out there with similar experiences start a business consulting gig? What services do you offer? And do you find there is sufficient demand?

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My experience with my own firm is this: yes, I have education and skills around subjects A, B, and C but my clients need D, E, and F and know they can count on me to do it for them.
Focus on the DEF but use your ABC skills to solve the problems the client actually has.

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