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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

People who market themselves as independent professionals and operate as small businesses can charge more than those who work as subcontractors. For example, “My rate ranges from $185 to $225 an hour depending on the scope, duration, and complexity of the work.” I did this successfully for years.

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Strategy-First Innovation: Making Changes that Last

Tom Spencer

Priorities might include developing new products, expanding into new markets, enhancing the customer experience, increasing operational efficiency, or embracing sustainability. Data – For example, Amazon’s recommendation algorithm is built on a vast dataset of customer preferences.

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An Insight into Special Services: Transfer Pricing

Tom Spencer

For multinational corporations operating in multiple jurisdictions and tax regimes, however, transfer pricing offers an opportunity for tax-optimisation. A showcase example are royalties paid for patents and other intellectual property. Multinational corporations like to take advantage of any ambiguity.

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The Global Tax Agreement – A Friend or Foe for the Big 4?

Tom Spencer

For example, when a shell company located in a low tax jurisdiction has no business operations other than being the formal owner of valuable intellectual property, and collecting royalty fees for it. For example, an auto manufacturer may decide to locate in Hungary because of its 9% corporate tax rate.

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Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions)

Management Consulted

They often plan to operate it for a period of time; many choose to integrate the target with their current operations. If your client wants to integrate the target, is there potential for synergy, either by piggybacking one company’s strong areas onto the others to increase sales or by reducing operating costs?

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Importance of Culture for Mergers and Acquisitions

LSA Global

Smart acquisitions can provide immediate access to valuable new products, technologies, talent, intellectual property, clients, and geographies. Successful culture integration requires the same thoughtful due diligence that is applied to the legal, financial, technological, and operational aspects of the deal.

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Finding Success at the Negotiating Table as an Independent Consultant

Comatch

You will get an inside look into their daily operations and potentially even valuable IP (intellectual property). For example, what industry are they in? What scale do they operate at? For example‚ asking for greater work flexibility, additional resources or assistance, etc. Who are their competitors?