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Friuch Consulting Continues to Evolve

By crooky | August 13, 2008

Over the past five years, Friuch Consulting has grown into a well-respected consultancy in the Metro Vancouver area. With over $130,000 in projects under management this year alone, the success of Friuch Consulting is starting to outstrip my ability to deliver best-in-class work to all of my clients. In order to better manage this success and nurture my project pipeline, I’ve been talking with a number of other local consultants in Vancouver with complementary skills and experience about forming a new consulting firm with multiple partners and a more professional look and feel.

At the same time, I’ve also recently taken on a long-term project with the Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table where I will be their Project Manager part-time for the next three years. I start in that role on October 1, 2008. I will be writing in more detail soon as I learn what this role entails. It’s a new organization with an ambitious mandate and I’m excited about being a part of it.

In the few days a week I will have left after my role with the Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table, I intend to focus my time on the following activities:

1. Developing my adult education business (contact me if you’re interested in more details)
2. Work towards the formation of a new medium-sized consulting firm in Vancouver with some key colleagues
3. Work on some projects with friends such as a business book and some interesting web properties
4. Spend time coaching other consultants who are new to the industry on getting established, setting up their infrastructure and networks and hopefully helping them find work

While I have no intention of shutting down Friuch Consulting, its scope and scale may be limited going forward as I take on new adventures, build new companies and follow my passions. If you notice a change in the content of this blog towards advice for consultants, it’s intentional.

Thanks for all of your support over the past five years and I hope you’ll follow me as I grow into new roles and responsibilities.

- Aaron

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5 Responses to “Friuch Consulting Continues to Evolve”

  1. shanti Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 12:39 am

    Can I get on your list? :)

  2. Aaron Cruikshank Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 12:44 am

    Which list are you referring to?

  3. shanti Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 11:13 pm

    List number 4. Would be great to learn your insights :).

  4. Aaron Cruikshank Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    Always happy to help. I’m going to have some business card orders coming your way soon too. With all of these changes to Friuch, there are some new faces and they need cards.

  5. shanti Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 12:24 am

    Great! Would love to catch up more with ya when things slow down a bit more. Let me know whenever you’re ready (re: the business cards).

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