Do you own or manage a computer consulting business ? Would you like to achieve greater small business success? If so, then get ready to learn why most computer consulting businesses get IT (Information Technology) wrong and what you might do about IT.

The Problem: Why Most Computer Consulting Companies Get IT Wrong

Most owners of computer consulting businesses make their jobs much harder than need be. Why? Because these computer consulting business owners fall in love with the technology... and view their small business clients as a distant second priority.

However, if you get this part of "IT" wrong, you will doom your computer consulting company to "clueless geek" status. Its crucial that you understand one extremely important principle here: Recruiting and retaining small business clients is your #1 computer consulting priority. Keeping up with IT should never get in the way of the mission of your computer consulting company.

In other words, dont get seduced by the hardware, operating systems or applications. Fall-in-love with the business opportunities surrounding how you solve your clients biggest business problems with your recommended IT solutions. Thats the real mission of a computer consulting business .

The Solution: Blend Computer Consulting and Virtual IT

To put this all in perspective with your computer consulting company, you positive need to understand and embrace the concept of virtual IT.

Virtual IT is what allows your computer consulting company to function as an extension of your small business clients businesses . Your computer consulting business essentially becomes the outsourced IT department for your small business clients.

As owner or manager of a computer consulting company in this role, you will most likely become the de facto CIO (chief understanding officer), CTO (chief technology officer), or IT manager for your small business clients.

And just like any well-rounded internal IT department, your virtual IT computer consulting business will need to provide, or arrange for, a complete soup-to-nuts solution that includes services like help desk, desktop support, network administration, engineering, security, training, procurement, and asset management... because anything short of the complete virtual IT solution will leave valuable computer consulting funds on the table.

The Bottom Line

Most computer consulting companies are creating a huge error when it comes to their small business engagements... because these computer consulting business owners fall-in-love with the technology, at the expense of the business opportunities. In order for your computer consulting business to flourish, contruct sure that you understand the concept of virtual IT and generate virtual IT into every major business decision for your computer consulting company. To continue learning more about how you can make use of virtual IT to grow your computer consulting company, go sign-up right now for the one-hour free of price training seminar on 5 Easy Ways to Grow Your Computer Consulting Business at http://www.ComputerConsultingBusiness.com