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Ten Factors to Consider Before Jumping into Independent Consulting

Successful Independent Consulting

Money management · Cash flow – This is probably the hardest part about being self-employed, especially if you are going to work with large companies. This means that if you work 100 hours in January and bill for it on January 31st, you probably won’t see any cash until the middle of March. Do you have the cash to make ends meet?

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The Corona Virus for Small Businesses

Consultant Journal

It’s a question on the minds of many entrepreneurs, as Fortune 500 companies announce new protocols for travel, meetings and even use of coffee cups. If your business meets with clients in person, you may want to look at your policies and processes to help keep clients and yourself healthy. Client Engagement. Business continuity.

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What is the Professional Services Industry All About?

Progressus

Professional services is an expansive space spanning several industries – consulting firms, software publishers, IT service providers, even manufacturers and distributors that offer post-sale services — each with its own set of challenges, regulations, and opportunities.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. Because of these dubious decisions, GE’s ratio of debt to earnings has soared from 1.5 in 2013 to 3.7

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My Struggles with Suicide

CaseInterview.com

All of my prospective clients decided not to buy anything for the upcoming year, and my future pipelines of sales declined by 100%. My sales forecast for 2009 was literally $0. I remember looking at the output page of the model and the final cell… monthly cash flow. I don’t know if I should laugh or cry on that one.) .

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AAA – Not to the Rescue

Martinka Consulting

When it comes time to sell however, they want to demonstrate that the business has more cash flow than the tax returns (and financial statements) show. Similarly, I once saw a deal where it was stated that if the buyer reduced the sales staffs’ commissions from 10% to 8% this adjustment would create more profit.

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Sam Zell Warns Recession Coming, Provides Opinions on 22 Topics Including Fed Tools, Equities, Real Estate, Energy, China, Brazil, Mexico, Climate Change

MishTalk

And to make big sales in Chicago are you making a statement about what it's like there right now? Number three there's an existing cash flow. But also extend and enshrine benefits for medical device makers, health insurers and renewable energy. Valiant will host a meeting with investors later today.