Well, it was really quite simple for me. I had already applied to over 40 jobs and I hadn't been asked to a single interview. It was frustrating to say the least, but every crisis is an opportunity in disguise. When Hannibal was asked how he planned on marching his army (complete with elephants I'll have you know) through the Alps and back into Italy, he replied, "I'll either find a way or make one". Wise words, well spoken. So I took his advice.
The idea of starting a consultancy had actually already been suggested to us, as a class, by Michael Donnelly, the Director of Second Nature, another Northern Irish consultancy. This was backed by one of our external examiners, Nick Mack, who is himself a consultant within the sphere of sustainability. With all of this support, it was an opportunity that was too difficult to ignore.
Daniela and I had already worked on a project together as part of our MSc and it worked well. I have a slight bias towards the technical side of sustainability (energy efficiency, renewables, water mangement etc.), while Daniela favours the social aspect (food security, community-led initiatives etc.), so we figured that between us we could cover all the bases.
After that, it was a simple matter of setting up the website and ordering the business cards. Well... Simple enough... The next step is to attend as many seminars, workshops and events as we can to network as much as possible. By getting our faces known and the Sustainable Futures NI name on people's radars, we'll give our business the best possible chance of success. We have the knowledge. We have the business. Now we just need the clients!
Through this blog we hope to keep you updated about how our business is growing, any changes that might occur to our operation and also a bit of news from the outside- matters of sustainability that we think might be of interest to business leaders and the general public alike. So stay tuned.
No comments:
Post a Comment