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Consulting Blog
self-employment
September, 8 2010
Check THIS out! It’s the first annual International Freelancers Day! And to celebrate, the good people at IFD are hosting a virtual event broadcasting on the 24th and 25th of September 2010! And the best part? It’s 100%...completely and totally…FREE! The first of it’s kind, the 2-day online video conference features a plethora of high-profile freelancing professionals including David Meerman Scott, Pete Savage, Carol Roth, Dan Poynter, Michael Huggins, and many more talented and experienced consultants . . .
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September, 2 2010
Setting a consulting bill rate is one of the biggest challenges facing start-up consultants. What you have to offer as a freelancer or independent contractor is your skills, time, and expertise -- all unique to you. But without a starting point, quantifying these characteristics is difficult. Add in the market value of your skills, the economic climate, and the value of your competition and simply deciding how much to charge isn’t so simple anymore! So how can you set your consulting rates without pulling your hair out . . .
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July, 2 2010
This Fourth of July, on behalf of everyone at MBO Partners, I'd like to wish you a Happy Independent's Day! We invite you to celebrate not just the liberation of our country, but the liberation of talent. More specifically, your own. Whether you've been self-employed for some time, or you are just beginning to start a consulting firm, you are the new workforce. We are entering a new era where every individual is in command of their own career. The "rugged individualism" that made America what it is today has come home to roost in the way we work. Your career is not something that is given to you by some employer . . .
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Recent NewsNew Study Details Strategies for Managing the Contingent Labor Umbrella, Including Independent Contractors
August 12, 2010 -- New research on contingent workforce management from Aberdeen highlights a new trend in independent contractor and SOW consultant management: a dramatic increase in the use of Independent Contractor Engagement Specialists (ICES) that help businesses reduce the risks of engaging independent contractors and other contract workers, including misclassification and co-employment risk.
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