Successful Independent Consulting

MAY 31, 2018

How can other self-employed consultants become wealthy too? Reflecting on my years as an independent consultant, I’ve boiled it down to five keys to success. Five Steps to Becoming a Millionaire Consultant 1. Subcontractors to an agency or consulting firm are usually paid about 65% of what they are worth. But I digress.)

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Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2017

The post Small Business and Rotary Projects – Huge Dependencies appeared first on Martinka Consulting.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2019

If you’re smart, you’re getting paid on 1099 tax basis, deducting your business expenses, and contributing to your own retirement plan to lower your tax bill. This two-minute video explains how this works.) Or, use these similar search terms: “ Business Tax Classifications Los Angeles County ” and/or “ Tax Rate Table Los Angeles.”

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ConsultX

AUGUST 10, 2021

Our list of highly recommended books to help you succeed as a consultant. By business owners, for business owners, Conquer the Chaos enables you to reevaluate your approach, revitalize your operations, and realize the freedom and success your hard work deserves. is the ultimate driver's manual for modern business.

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The Thirsty Dog

JANUARY 23, 2014

This post by Jason Price can be seen at The Thirsty Dog Blog - Seattle's Finest Blog on Business and Consulting by Jason Price. The days of the going to the video store to rent movies are nearly gone with the advent of streaming sites like Netflix and Amazon Prime.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Being a solo consultant doesn’t mean you have to do everything yourself. Of course, you need to take responsibility for all the core consulting tasks – those tasks that require your high-level expertise, your thinking, your credibility. My free 3-part video series will get you on the path to becoming a consultant.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

OCTOBER 5, 2017

If your small business is a consultancy practice, then you’ll very likely be working in a project-based environment – pitching for and conducting short-medium term projects. Managing project scope is one of those tricky issues that tends to keep consultants up at night. Tip 4: Manage expectations about timeframes.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I really enjoyed meeting the consultants, but ultimately feel BCG is a better fit. In any case, I have a question for you regarding Consulting vs. industry. I have been told that one year in consulting = 2 - 3 in industry. If I leave a consulting firm, what's next? Run their parent's family-owned small business.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 21, 2018

Recent court ruling likely to impact independent consultants in the U.S. This article was written by Henry Telfeian, a labor relations and employment attorney as well as the general counsel for the Professional Independent Consultants of America, Inc. The Court’s reasoning focused on the hiring company’s “primary” business purpose.

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Chad Barr

APRIL 25, 2023

Real-world examples of how entrepreneurs and businesses are leveraging ChatGPT to enhance creativity, productivity, and impact. Expert insights on harnessing the power of ChatGPT to elevate your own personal brand, consulting practice, or small business.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Of course, the manager didn’t have a “feel” for the business, made changes, and proved it’s rare when a non-owner manager can do as well as someone with a vested interest, i.e. the owner’s money (at risk). The post Owner Versus GM and a Feel for the Business appeared first on Martinka Consulting. When does it work?

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Success Story: I wanted to thank you for your case interview videos. university - non-target] who has spent the past four months trying to make my way into consulting. As you already know, making it into consulting from a non-target school is very difficult, but not impossible. I am a graduating senior at [ U.S

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 25, 2020

In addition, I'd like to assemble a compilation of business concepts or business "patterns" that are familiar to those who have been in business for years, but which someone new to business may not recognize. Many years ago, the U.S. auto industry had 300+ auto manufacturers.

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Kai Davis

APRIL 24, 2020

A reader writes in with an excellent question: Would you start as a generalist or focus on a specific type of consulting, and if one specific niche, how would you narrow it down? That means you want to move away from niches like ‘Small Business’ and move towards niches that are targeted and specific.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 27, 2019

For example, Slack (team collaboration), Salesforce (customer relationship management), Amazon Web Services (on-demand cloud computing), Dropbox (file sharing), and Zoom (audio and video conferencing). For many businesses, data is one of the most valuable assets. Data Backup. Connect with her on Twitter, @sanderriya. Image: Pexels.

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Kai Davis

MAY 30, 2020

A reader writes in with an excellent question: Would you start as a generalist or focus on a specific type of consulting, and if one specific niche, how would you narrow it down? That means you want to move away from niches like ‘Small Business’ and move towards niches that are targeted and specific.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 1, 2020

This could be much worse than the financial crisis of 10-12 years ago, especially for small businesses. From a business perspective, now is the time to be active. Waiting this out in the equivalent of a bunker will delay your (business) recovery. It was a week of mostly funny stuff, which sure lightens the mood.

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 9, 2017

First, small business accounting is nowhere close to GAAP accounting (generally accepted accounting principles). Then we get to all the efforts to make a business look better than it really is. It sometimes makes me laugh to see how few expenses some owners claim are really needed to run the business. “The

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

I do know the virus has a longer than normal life of being alive, spreads super-fast through our easily traveled and networked world, and that’s what’s concerning people So, let’s cover what it’s doing to people like you and me, i.e. business owners and executives. But what about small businesses, that I really feel for?

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 20, 2022

“What are examples of some of the best consultant websites?” ” “Why does an independent consultant need a website?” ” As a specialist in design, copywriting, and marketing for consultants, I’m biased. I believe every consultant should have a website. My site has a lot of videos.

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Comatch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And being a consultant or an executive means that you are most likely sitting on a ton of expertise and references from happy customers. The most common mistake I see consultants or executives making is that they use their headlines to talk about titles, positions, business schools only. A) Peter Miller. B) Peter Miller.

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Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2019

I was watching a fascinating video on the Weather Channel app about Tropical Storm/Hurricane Barry in Louisiana. The scene started with what looked like a grassy country road or trail, soon it looked wet, then a small creek about one foot wide was visible, and before you knew it, a torrent of water was flowing, filled with debris.

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Asamby Consulting

JUNE 2, 2022

Performance appraisals were mainly used in his own consultancy firm. Zacharias, Asamby Consulting 2022). And this comes in handy when small organizations prepare to adapt to a new business opportunity or technological innovation. As Consultants, we often get asked, what is culture? ever again in another group.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the following video, Dr. Chermack provides an overview of the process using a small business case study. This video provides some practical insights into scenario planning. Organizational Development can support the implementation workshops with change models and activities for the workshops.

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Martinka Consulting

DECEMBER 21, 2017

It’s unusual for me to meet someone who hasn’t seen my blog, videos, LinkedIn articles, Twitter feeds as well as the usual and customary, my website. I see a lot of other non-tech (traditional) small businesses emphasizing this also, because that’s where the customers and referral sources are.

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2017

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. The previous paragraph on PE ratios confirms something I’ve been saying for years, there is a standard range in which businesses sell.

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

As a coach and champion for independent consultants, I went on a fact-finding mission to answer two important questions: Are self-employed consultants still better off being paid on a 1099 tax basis as a business or on a W-2 tax basis through a third party? Key Findings A. The answer to my first question is yes. Pretty simple.

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Martinka Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2022

Ignore what he said (is a fact), just pay attention to the word fact because in business buy-sell there are facts (musts) buyers and sellers must pay attention to no matter how special a buyer or seller thinks they or their business are. There are valuation ranges and your business isn’t so special those ranges don’t apply.

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Martinka Consulting

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

I’m going to tie their newsletter’s topic to small business ownership and buy-sell deals. The show has a merch store on its website and an offshoot video hub, known as “Ellentube.” appeared first on Martinka Consulting. FYI, the Fearey Group is Seattle’s premier PR firm and you can see more at [link]. This is by design.

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Chad Barr

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Ever wonder what are the building blocks of Achieving Your Business Dreams Online? Earlier this month, I was interviewed by Tannette Johnson-Elie, Writer/Media Professional for Marketwire small business blog [link] and here is her article: We’re in a business world that’s evolving faster than ever.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Greenleaf & Spears The following short video from leadership guru Ken Blanchard provides some additional insights into the potential of servant leadership in today's workplace. Small Business Economics, 41 (2), 379-399. Servant leadership, an emerging 20th-century leadership style, provides solutions to today's dilemmas.

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Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2016

Consultants versus small-business owners.

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Asamby Consulting

MAY 4, 2022

Reform your team’s meeting habits to boost productivity and business impact as a CEO (a post-pandemic approach). If you work at a small business or growing company, you'll eventually face the problem of too many meetings. An example of an observable behavior would be a person switching off the video (camera) in a remote meeting.

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Tsavo Neal

APRIL 27, 2017

You may be the most capable consultant to solve help her business. This article lists relevant website and digital marketing statistics for consultants. By the end of this article, you will… Understand how your prospects use the web and how they check out your business. If you are, then start with the data.

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Tsavo Neal

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Amber Vilhauer is the founder of No Guts No Glory Enterprises , a digital marketing firm that helps consultants, authors, speakers, and coaches establish their presence online. Here are my key takeaways from the webinar: 5 Features Every Coach and Consultant Needs On Their Website. Photography. What are some good example websites?

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Ed Kless

MAY 13, 2016

Here is the video: And below are the slides: Creating strategy in the small business from Ed Kless. Earlier this week I had the honor to deliver a session at AccountEX in the UK. Some random thoughts on the trip: I was on the ground in London for 30 hours total. As a result, the jet lag was not so bad.

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Ed Kless

MAY 13, 2016

Here is the video: And below are the slides: Creating strategy in the small business from Ed Kless. Earlier this week I had the honor to deliver a session at AccountEX in the UK. Some random thoughts on the trip: I was on the ground in London for 30 hours total. As a result, the jet lag was not so bad.

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