The paper analyzes the views of the owners and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises on management consulting in the transitional circumstances in Serbia. The management consulting service can be defined as successful only if the client is satisfied with the results and the manner in which the consultant is engaged, however, in order that the consultant be able to deliver the service in a satisfactory manner, he must have certain skills. The reasons for hiring consultants in the SMEE sector the consultants- competences, and the performance indicators of the management consulting service, represent the guidelines for consultants to achieve the best possible effects in consulting services.

Dr Dragan Dukić, Dr Ivica Nikolić