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Honing and Highlighting the Consulting Skillset

Tom Spencer

Online courses, such as those on Coursera or MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) offer introductory courses to statistics, data, as well as a range of analytical tools, often for free. In fact, skills like Excel or Python can be readily self-taught with the wide variety of material online.

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The Magic of Acceptance

Action Plan

Now, of course, it’s natural to react to things like this with frustration, anger or even despair. I had lots of cash flow problems in my first ten years in business. Your car died on the highway during rush hour. Your expenses were higher than you anticipated this month. Your doctor tells you that you have prostate cancer.

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Is It Time to Consider a Fixed Fee for Your Consulting Services?

Successful Independent Consulting

Of course, the main advantage of quoting a fixed fee is to increase how much you earn per hour. It’s also easier to bill in installments, including a down payment, so you can get cash flowing sooner.

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You Can’t Pizza Party Your Way to a Great Corporate Culture

Harmonious Workplaces

The uncertainty of the market, unstable cash flow, and the seemingly never-ending threat of recession may force companies to make tough decisions. Offering workshops, courses, and career advancement paths boosts skills and shows your investment in their future. Turn that healthy free lunch into a lunch-and-learn opportunity.

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Considerations for Starting your Consulting Career at a Boutique Firm

Tom Spencer

However, keep in mind that in the event of a shock to a boutique firm’s cash flow (due to an economic downturn or more unique circumstances), compensation can crash since they have comparatively limited resources to insulate against financial setbacks. There is also much to be said about other types of compensation (e.g.

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Business Book Review: Boston Consulting Group On Strategy

Management Consulted

It’s the strategy used that changes the course of natural competition. The focus here is completely on cash flows and not projections. He compares strategy to geopolitical and military scenarios. Competition is not just about being aware of the enemies in the marketplace.

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What is Your Real Income

Martinka Consulting

About 15 years ago I started using the term “free cash flow,” which is pretty much the same as what’s above. The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on trying to put things in it.” A CFO type, not just a part-time bookkeeper who doesn’t know what a KPI (key performance indicator) is.