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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

People who market themselves as independent professionals and operate as small businesses can charge more than those who work as subcontractors. Other tips: Benchmark your rate to increase your confidence. If the search doesn’t return hourly rates, convert the salary data using the method above.

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How to Understand Key Metrics in a New Industry

Tom Spencer

Numbers are at the foundation of understanding both science and business. Both fields rely on translating real world events into data points which are then used to answer questions and generate insights. Looking at this same scenario from a different perspective, each research lab might be viewed as a small business or a start-up.

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New Companies Benefit When Working With Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

Expertise and Knowledge Business consulting agencies bring a wealth of expertise and knowledge to the table. According to a survey by the Institute of Consulting, 96% of small businesses reported that consulting assistance added value to their operations.

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A Look into Microsoft’s Data-Driven Approach to Improving Sales

Harvard Business

Companies are beginning to utilize their employees’ behavioral data — generally known as people analytics — to better understand and improve their sales operations , with strong results. We worked closely with this team to add the behavioral data about collaboration we gathered into the model.

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Capital Controls Destroy Greek Small Businesses; Bank Shares Plunge Again; Record Contraction

MishTalk

July’s survey signalled the steepest drop in factory employment ever recorded during the 16-plus years of data collection. The benchmark index in Athens opened nearly 23% lower, with banking stocks the biggest losers.

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Global Corporate Banking 2016: The Next-Generation Corporate Bank

BCG

In fact, BCG’s most recent Corporate Banking Performance Benchmarking survey—of 300 corporate banking divisions around the world serving the small, midmarket, and large business segments—found a dramatic split between the best and the rest. But not everyone is being dragged down.

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Why Aren’t Black Employees Getting More White-Collar Jobs?

Harvard Business

A review of white-collar employment data from the U.S. Small businesses, those with fewer than 100 employees, are not included in the EEOC database. A national review of 2015 data on white-collar employment shows: White men are 61.3% An innovative model developed by the Ascend Foundation provides special insight.

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