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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

If you refer to yourself as a freelancer or consultant, what does that imply? There’s a lot of confusion over the terms used for workers who aren't full-time employees: Gig worker Temp Freelancer Contractor Consultant Solopreneur For professional independent consultants, wading through the confusion is critical.

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How to Figure Out Your Consulting Bill Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

I know a consultant who is going to do some work designing a company’s program for high-potential employees. The consultant has talent but not much experience. Pricing consulting services is notoriously difficult, particularly for self-employed consultants. Dear Liz, I have a quick question. Can you ballpark this for me?

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5 Steps to Strategically Positioning Your Consulting

Consulting Matters

Are you tired of the endless chase for small-paying consulting gigs? Do you want to stop under-valuing yourself through sub-contracting with other consultants and take your place as a sought-after advisor to the C-Suite? You're a purpose driven consultant , and we want to equip and empower you to do the work that you're here to do.

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in Boston, MA , and containing the heart and DNA of consulting industry giant Bain & Company, Bridgespan is the key non-profit consulting firm in today’s consulting industry. Bridgespan Employees: 15-60 Consultants. Bridgespan was birthed out of Bain’s desire to expand its support of nonprofits.

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The Consultant's Role: How to Position Yourself for Maximum Influence

Consulting Matters

Are you thinking about becoming a consultant but not sure what the consultant's role entails? Are you currently a consultant and tired of shadow boxing negative stereotypes about this role and want to be seen as an essential strategic partner to executives? How I Discovered the True Consultant's Purpose (1:48).

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Charting your consulting career direction

Tom Spencer

Consulting is a career where you hit the ground running. Having a clear direction and strategy for your career early on can grant you amazing advantages, but so can keeping your options open and exploring the opportunities offered by consulting. The joys of consulting. Consulting offers many attractive benefits.

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So You Want to Start a Nonprofit?

The Nonprofit Consultant

Are nonprofits not "playing nice in the sandbox"? c2acO " In that blog, the author, consultant Erik Anderson, asks: Why is it that every time someone has a new idea, they want to start a new non-profit organization to do it? The responses I got back all seemed to agree with Mr. Anderson: "There are too many nonprofits!"