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Professional Services · Technology

IT Consulting

IT consulting is expertise billed by the hour. You are not buying inventory or a storefront; you are building a bench of certified consultants, a project pipeline, and a reputation in a specialization clients will pay a premium for. The whole business turns on one number: the share of paid hours your team actually bills.

$500k-$5M typical revenueExpertise billed by the hourCertifications + specialization moatUtilization is the margin
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The Snapshot

Is this worth your attention?

$500k-$5M
Typical annual revenue
4-20 consultants, mid-market
15-25%
Net profit margin
well-run; thin if the bench sits idle
$25k-$100k
Cost to start
laptops, software, certifications, working capital
1-2 yrs
Typical payback
faster with a book of repeat clients
Medium-High
Day-to-day difficulty
people, pipeline & utilization intensive
Medium
Absentee potential
once you have a practice lead and delivery managers

A fit if you…

  • Hold deep, current expertise in a specialization clients pay for
  • Can recruit, certify, and retain skilled consultants
  • Can keep a project pipeline full so the bench stays billable
  • Can sell value-based, fixed-outcome work, not just hourly bodies
  • Run tight utilization and scope discipline on every engagement

Probably not if you…

  • Want a hands-off business from day one
  • Dislike selling and managing a pipeline
  • Can not carry consultant salaries through a slow quarter
  • Expect high margins without watching utilization closely
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Step Inside the Layout

A live look at one tool inside

This is the actual 3D floor from the full model - drag to explore it. Inside, you configure the space yourself and watch the economics move with every choice.

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This is just the surface

The full model is the complete, interactive deep-dive, and every business here is built to the same standard: a live economics simulator you tune to your own numbers, an interactive 3D walkthrough, a location scorecard, an owner-fit assessment, buy-versus-build guidance, and the full breakdown of how it makes money and what quietly kills margin.