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How to Land Your First Client as an Independent Consultant

by MBO Marketing Team

When you begin a career as an independent consultant, one worry may mar your excitement: landing your first client. Without any previous clients to vouch for your expertise,you may be nervous that clients will bypass you for a more experienced consultant. Although a referral from a previous employer helps, you still may wonder how to ease a potential client’s fears about working with someone who is a new entrant into the independent consulting world.

Is There a Third Path for Today’s Professional Women?

by Aassia Haq

It’s all about women here at MBO Partners this week. Perhaps it’s because we’re commissioning our new infographic on women in independent consulting (can’t wait to share), or because we’re focusing in on a question we’ve all had interest in for some time:

Plan and Dream to Build Your Business as an Independent Contractor

by Kelly Scherer

The new year approaches, and our best advice for how to build a profitable independent consulting business in 2011 has been condensed into this ten day series. For December 30th, the challenge is: