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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

They don’t know to add a hefty margin to cover things like self-employment tax, business expenses, health insurance, and nonbillable time spent on business administration. Use these sites even if you just left your corporate job because it’s possible your cost-of-living increases didn’t keep up with the market price for your expertise.

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Healthcare Industry — The Rise of Vertical Integration

Tom Spencer

In recent years, players in the healthcare industry have strived to create more effective systems in order to improve overall patient outcomes. For example, an insurance company might take control of hospitals, primary care providers, home services, or community agencies. How to break out of the old model?

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US Business Guide for Foreign Companies Entering the US Market

Business Consulting Agency

Expanding business operations into the lucrative and dynamic United States market is a strategic move that can yield significant rewards for foreign companies and investment groups. Get started with this US business guide for foreign companies, entering the US market. If more assistance is required, talk to a business consultant.

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New Technologies in the Insurance Landscape (Part 3 – Cloud)

Tom Spencer

For this reason, any reticence the insurance industry showed early on has been replaced with a holistic embrace of trusted cloud platforms. Cloud in the Insurance Sector. Implementing cloud technology into the insurance industry is a positive step towards building a digital insurance landscape. Final Note.

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New Technologies in the Insurance Landscape (Part 1 – Artificial Intelligence)

Tom Spencer

Digital disruption is touching every aspect of the consumer market, including the insurance industry. Traditionally, the insurance industry has lagged behind other sectors in the shift into digital technologies, its business model proving to be remarkably resilient. Artificial Intelligence.

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Health Economics Part II – Insurance

Tom Spencer

In part one of my series about health economics I gave an overview of the drivers of demand in the medical care market. In this post, I will go beyond a general interpretation of demand and give you an in-depth overview of a specific and expensive issue: the rising cost of public liability insurance.

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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.