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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. Although rate information is a closely guarded secret, based on my 20 years in the industry here are very rough ballpark numbers for “management consulting” (not IT consulting, project management, training development, etc.). There are lots of ways to do this. Figure out your market rate.

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Home Prices Drop in 69 of 70 Chinese Cities; Did the Pool of Greater Fools Run Out?

MishTalk

Developers will keep prices attractive as they open more projects toward the end of the year to meet sales targets, boosting supply and increasing competition, Ping An Securities Co. percent from a year earlier, narrowing for a ninth month in a row, China’s biggest real estate website owner said. The central bank on Sept.

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How Companies Can Use the Data They Collect to Further the Public Good

Harvard Business

It can help real estate investors understand where gentrification might occur. When deciding whether and how to use your data, it’s crucial to take the time to understand whether it has real value relative to the information people already have access to. Principle 2: Develop credible analyses.

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Private Equity’s New Phase

Harvard Business

a condo development, apartment building, or golf course). Following the real estate metaphor, the PE company is less like a house flipper and more like a property developer: each separate home is designed, built, bought, and sold as an independent property. How Phase 3 Is Changing PE Companies.

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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

Investors’ attraction to riskier credit also spawned greater issuance in assets such as payment-in-kind notes and mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs). In fact, in real terms, investment spending has fluctuated around a mildly increasing , not decreasing, trend in advanced economies.

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The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

Q: What are some of the institutional barriers to developing an outside-in orientation? A: Developing an outside-in orientation is difficult to achieve because it requires both insight and action. Gaining real insights into customers’ needs demands more of companies than those arising from typical market research.