What are the important pre-requisites you think are needed to start a consulting in CSR?
– Some grassroots involvement in previous projects is essential to understand and really appreciate the issues faced by target beneficiaries (rural areas, socially deprived etc) – Ability to operate in conditions of your target areas – The other usual qualifications of good consultants 3. Is it feasible to start such a consulting firm in cities like Lucknow, Jaipur etc where there are far less companies in number as compared to places lk mumbai or delhi?? – Sure is and better access to rural areas – Challenge will be finding good people though – You might need someone in the urban area for business development (funds) 4. Other focus points, which u might want to add.