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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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Need Clients Now? 5 Strategies to Quickly Get More Consulting Clients

Consulting Matters

However, there will be times when you have to feel the cash flow pressure and need to find clients.right now! Free 3-part video series. If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients.

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Need Clients Now? 5 Strategies to Quickly Get More Consulting Clients

Consulting Matters

However, there will be times when you have to feel the cash flow pressure and need to find clients.right now! Free 3-part video series. If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients.

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Business Valuation Lessons From ESOPs

Martinka Consulting

Regular readers of this newsletter, and viewers of my video podcasts, know my feelings about projections in the buy-sell world, I feel they’re useless. In the Discounted Future Cash Flow method profits are projected (same as the first issue) and discounted back to a present value. An outsider may ask, how is this possible?

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Case Study: Should You Adjust Your Business Model for a Major Customer?

Harvard Business

The year before, prompted by all this, Lumiscape’s leadership had decided to pivot from a sales model to a subscription model. And it would give the company more control over its product and brand and a more stable cash flow, which would translate into higher multiples from would-be investors. Let’s do a video call.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

“The decision-makers will want to see a simple model that shows revenue, costs, overhead, and cash flow,” he says. Related Video. See More Videos > See More Videos > Tackle the balance sheet. “They need to see why it’s a good idea.” The Refresher: Net Present Value.

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Charlie Munger & Mental Models

CaseInterview.com

This can occur if sales drop drastically, and you didn’t see it coming. It can also occur when sales accelerate suddenly, and you didn’t see that coming either. Scenario 1: Direct Report: “Sales went up 20%, unexpectedly…”. Scenario 1: Direct Report: “Sales went up 20%, unexpectedly…”. Me: “Why?”. Me: “Why?”.