With corporate layoffs on the rise, a growing number of professionals are launching their own consulting startups. But competition is fierce and finding that first client can be a challenge. One of ...

Answer by Drew Reggie, Entrepreneur + Writer, on Quora: Successfully starting a new business is about minimizing risk, which means keeping startup costs low until you have a solid proof of concept.

Perhaps the most exciting milestone of a young lawyer's career is landing a first client. Whether the relationship was a consequence of networking or the result of a convenient circumstance, a young ...