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The Problems With Working For A Consulting Agency (Do This Instead)

Consulting Success

I’ve worked with hundreds of consultants in many industries all around the world and often I hear about situations where people are losing a lot of money, they’re losing a lot of opportunities. I’m talking about working with other agencies. I’m talking about you working as a.

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Supplement Your Consulting Pipeline by Subcontracting

Successful Independent Consulting

Most independent consultants have some FUD (fear, uncertainty, or doubt) when it comes to finding work. Even if you’ve been self-employed for years, dry spells between projects can still happen, and if you’re just starting out it’s especially difficult to find your own work. It’s an easy way to see if you even like consulting.

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How Coaches & Mentors Fast-Track Your Consulting Business Growth with MaryBeth Maskovas: Podcast #242

Consulting Success

It requires a lot of work, time, and money. So how can you fast-track your consulting business’ growth? Today, MaryBeth Maskovas, the Founder, Lead Analytics, and Optimization Consultant for Insight Lime Analytics, shares her journey from finding her passion for analytics to building her consulting agency amidst.

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Narrow Your Niche to Win More Work as a Solopreneur

Successful Independent Consulting

They think that putting themselves out there with a variety of services and expertise means they’ll be hired for more work. I’ve mentored and represented hundreds of independent consultants and repeatedly I see those with a well-defined niche win more work. The exact opposite is true. What is his sweet spot?

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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

If you refer to yourself as a freelancer or consultant, what does that imply? There’s a lot of confusion over the terms used for workers who aren't full-time employees: Gig worker Temp Freelancer Contractor Consultant Solopreneur For professional independent consultants, wading through the confusion is critical.

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What / Who Is a Professional Independent Consultant?

Successful Independent Consulting

If you tell people you are a consultant, many of them will not understand that you are an independent professional in business for yourself. Many people who call themselves consultants are employees of large global firms like Accenture, and others perform temporary assignments through a staffing agency. We are our own boss.

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Be Solopreneur Savvy: Insist on a 1099, not a W-2

Successful Independent Consulting

Then I wondered what would happen if I had been paid on a W-2 basis through a staffing firm and maxed out my 401(k) contribution (assuming the staffing agency offered one). In this scenario, I could not take any deductions for business expenses because I was an employee of the staffing agency, not a self-employed business owner.

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