Boot Camp
Start Up Articles for Career-Focused Freelance Consultants
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Boot Camp training at IACFB Academy. Created for our newest members seeking to develop a full time career as a factoring and alternative commercial finance consultant.
Boot Camp
Welcome to Boot Camp – Your Launchpad to a Six-Figure Career in Commercial Finance
While much of our training and support at IACFB is tailored to help part-time agents and referral partners succeed, Boot Camp is a different kind of program—one built specifically for those serious about launching a full-time, professional career as a freelance commercial finance consultant. Whether your goal is independence, income growth, or both, Boot Camp walks you through the exact steps to build your business from the ground up using time-tested methods in lead generation, relationship-building, and strategic marketing.
Boot Camp is your fast track to understanding what it really takes to earn a six-figure income in this powerful industry. Through real-world tactics, access to the IACFB Academy, and tools like your FB-Series website and Pipedrive CRM, you’ll learn how to position yourself as a true expert in alternative commercial finance. If you’re ready to take control of your future and build a professional consultancy with long-term earning potential, Boot Camp is where your journey begins.
Boot Camp: Get Started / Sign Up / Logins
(Days 1-30 Days)
Quick Start Tools, Tools, and More Tools:
Essentials for Success (30-60 Days)
- Quick Start: Choosing a Highly Professional Website Domain
- FB-Series Factoring Consultant Website Templates
- Quick Start: Setting Up Your FB-Series Business Website and Features
- Quick Start: Business Cards and Their Design
- Quick Start: Subscripe to Pipedrive CRM (30 Day Free Trial)
- Quick Start: Ordering Your Standard Contact Mailer
- Quick Start: Set Up Your Listing at the Directories
- Quick Start: Subscribe to ChatGTP
- Content and Connections: Your First 30 Days
- Quick Start: Joining IACFB's LinkedIn Group and Forum
- Quick Start: Test Your Proficiency with Class Marker
- Quick Start: Selecting and Joining Your Chamber of Commerce
- Quick Start: Buildiing Your First Network
Get Started: Mastering Consultative Selling and Networking Skills (Days 60-90)
- Introduction to Consultative Selling
- Change Your Title...Change Your Mindset
- Stop Pitching...Start Diagnosing
- Mastering Your Consultative Financing Tools
- Building Your Local Influence Engine
- How You'll Use Content to Educate and Attract
- Develop Your Question-Based Selling Techniques
- Position Yourself as a Long Term Advisor
- Filling the Bathtub: Getting Started as a Freelance Broker or Consultant
- Developing Your First Elevator Pitches
- Differentiating SQL Leads From Marketing Qualified Leads
- Content Marketing: Creating Your First Posts
Launching Your First Marketing Campaigns (Days 60-90)
- Posting Your First Website Blog Article Using ChatGPT
- Scheduling Your Chamber's Calendar of Events
- Tips When Attending Your First Chamber Networking Events
- Tips for Mastering Name Recognition
- Developing Your System of Referrals (Referrers)
- Developing Your Business as an Agency (Agents)
- Lending Officers: Building Your First Local Professional Relationships
- In the World of AI, It Will Be All About Face-to-Face Selling
- Developing Your First Direct Mail Marketing Opportunities
