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Now Is the Best Time to Raise Your Rates

Successful Independent Consulting

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Make it a policy. I also recommend making it your policy. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. for year one, $165 for year two, and $172.50

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Now is the Best Time to Raise Your Billing Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Make it a policy. I also recommend making it your policy. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. for year one, $165 for year two, and $172.50

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Now Is the Perfect Time to Raise Your Consulting Billing Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Make it a policy. I also recommend making it your policy. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. for year one, $165 for year two, and $172.50

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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. Figure out your market rate. This is your market rate. I said I could do an assessment, strategy, and plan in three to four weeks and my rate was $225 an hour. As a business owner, right now make up your mind that it is your policy not to discount your rate.

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Bank Profitability: Decoding the Income Statement

Tom Spencer

Firstly, by outlining the major items on a bank’s income statement, and then by discussing key ratios that are commonly used to measure profitability and to estimate the market value for banks. The interest rate set by the central bank serves as a benchmark or reference rate for banks. Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio).

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The Chimera of Consulting: Government and Public Sector Advising

Tom Spencer

Discussion on management consultancy often reduces the clientele of strategy firms to multinational corporations. MBB strategy firms and the Big 4 professional services companies all have departments specifically designated for public policy and chartable organizations, which is by no means a coincidence. Different mindset.

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An Insight into Special Services: Transfer Pricing

Tom Spencer

Transfer pricing comes into the picture when the forces of market competition are wiped out. The most widely applied practice is the so called “arm’s length principle”, meaning that goods and services transferred between related companies should be valued using market prices, which unrelated parties would agree on.