This document provides guidance to business owners on how to evaluate and hire a competent computer consultant. It outlines 21 questions to ask a consultant covering areas like customer service, network maintenance, backups/disaster recovery, technical expertise, and common misconceptions. Key recommendations include ensuring the consultant provides 24/7 monitoring and support, monthly network reports, written documentation and backups, and owns resolving all IT problems rather than passing issues to other parties. The goal is to help businesses avoid incompetent or unethical consultants that can result in downtime, data loss, and expensive repair bills.