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Consulting Blog
June, 11 2009
Becoming an independent consultant seems to be the wave of the future according to Lane Cooper, featured guest at MBO Partners’ online business seminar, “How to Leverage Thought Leadership to Build Your Consulting Business.” In our last post, Gene Zaino...
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June, 8 2009
After our successful seminar for independent consultants, "How to Leverage Thought Leadship to Build your Consulting Business," Gene Zaino, President and CEO of MBO Partners, sat down with guest speaker Lane Cooper to discuss becoming an independent consultant, and how Lane...
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May, 29 2009
In the not-so-distant past, executives anxiously awaited the day when they could collect their gold watch and move to the beach for a worry-free, pension-supported retirement. But those days are gone, replaced by...
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May, 21 2009
Pay Day is one thing full-time employees take for granted, but when becoming an Independent Consultant the situation changes starkly. Waking up to find a reliable direct deposit paycheck waiting for you in your bank account becomes a thing of the past. It sometimes becomes a battle of wills between...
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May, 14 2009
I can remember back to the early days of our consulting business; We were one of the very first people to get a laser printer. (I know – it was a long time ago!) It made the documents we printed look so nice. Our proposals looked far more professional, and it made our small consulting company look like a big player. This professional image made a big...
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May, 8 2009
I live for adventure. I’ve spent time scuba diving in the Caribbean, climbing Mt. Rainer in Washington, sailing around the Gulf of Mexico, and hitting the slopes of the Rockies. Some may say I’m a little crazy, but I disagree. What I can tell you is that succeeding in these endeavors is dependent upon preparation...
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May, 5 2009
Coworking may just be the wave of the future for independent consultants and freelancers. So, what is it, anyway? One blogger at Coworking Omaha describes it this way: “Coworking brings together like-minded individuals who have small, independent companies. A coworking space gives these independent companies that would usually work out of their home, to cut out overhead, a place to call their office.” Still sound a little confusing? Picture this: It’s an...
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May, 1 2009
We hear it all the time – Consultants and independent contractors get caught in a tangled web of business contract woes. Seemingly innocuous contracts wreak havoc on your business (or your mental health)! It’s almost guaranteed that for every horror story you have...
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April, 30 2009
You did the work. You should own it, right? Not according to Intellectual Property clauses in most independent consulting contracts. The truth is, when you perform work for a client, the product and collateral goods created for and pertaining to the assignment belong to...
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April, 28 2009
Who would think of leaving their job in this economy? It turns out exploring other employment opportunities, like becoming an independent consultant, might not be the worst idea. But you may have to tweak your idea of what a “job” should be before you get your next “gig”. Traditional employment (fulltime, vs. a “gig” which would be a contract/temporary) is not as safe...
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