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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. Or did you learn on the job as an internal resource with a company, and if so, did you have access to formal training?

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Examples of Organizations Who Have Top Business Training Programs

Clarity Consultants

In this kind of environment, focusing on worker retention and cross training to make existing workers more efficient makes a lot of sense. Employees describe the environment as an excellent training ground to learn business fundamentals and gain exposure to multiple industries. McKinsey & Company.

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How One Insurance Firm Learned to Create an Innovation Culture

Harvard Business

One company that’s making headway on that goal is CSAA Insurance Group (CSAA IG), one of the insurance companies affiliated with the 55 million-member American Automobile Association (AAA). To help employees spot these opportunities, CSAA IG delivers innovation training to all employees.

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356: Jennifer Kluge—Meet The Leader To Build Your Business Into One Of The Best And Brightest

On the Brink Podcast

Her organization, the National Association for Business Resources , was focused wholly on businesses in Michigan, offering important services from insurance products to support with accounts receivables.

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Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking

Tom Spencer

The financial services industry comprises firms that operate across a range of sectors: Asset & Wealth Management, Banking & Capital Markets, and Insurance.

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Why Doctors Need Leadership Training

Harvard Business

Even though medical institutions have designated “leadership” as a core medical competency , leadership skills are rarely taught and reinforced across the continuum of medical training. In medicine, physicians not only begin managing and directing teams early in their careers, but they rise through the ranks uniformly.

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Servant Leadership: Principles, Popularity, and Payoff

Rick Conlow

The Container Store offers its employees competitive pay and benefits, as well as a strong focus on training and development. Starbucks offers its employees comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and stock options, as well as opportunities for professional development. Finally, see Rick’s newest book.