The New Consultant's Quick Start GuideAn action plan for working as a consultant Management consulting is a $250 billion industry and growing at a rate of over four percent annually. Many predict that more than 40 percent of the U. S. workforce will soon be contingent, freelance, or consulting members of the workforcemaking this book more relevant than ever. Individuals become independent consultants out of necessity or preference: necessity because they lost their job or the company