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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. Other tips: Benchmark your rate to increase your confidence. The law of supply and demand dictates that clients will pay more when supply is limited.

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The cost of hiring a consultant for small business in 2023

Asamby Consulting

Your business is struggling and you seek outside help? But what does a consultant for small business cost? What is a consultant for small business A consultant for small business helps smaller organizations achieve their goals. A nice add-on is when the consultant has own experience in small business.

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How to Understand Key Metrics in a New Industry

Tom Spencer

Looking at this same scenario from a different perspective, each research lab might be viewed as a small business or a start-up. If you are a start up with a 6-month runway (hard cutoff) it’s very different than having a growth target for a new business unit in a large cooperation (acceptable range). Image: Unsplash.

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Why Aren’t Black Employees Getting More White-Collar Jobs?

Harvard Business

Small businesses, those with fewer than 100 employees, are not included in the EEOC database. To continue to improve, we need benchmarking of employer-reported public data to help identify corporate leaders in diversity. There are disturbing trends in economic mobility for African-Americans nationwide.

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ECB Pulls Out Pea Shooter, Fires, Misses Target

MishTalk

The ECB also lowered the benchmark rate from 0.25% to 0.15%. ECB Goals The ECB hopes to spur lending, especially to small businesses, stop deflation, cheapen the Euro, increase exports, and improve economic growth. The deposit rate in Europe is now negative 0.10%. For further analysis, please see Deflation Theory Reality Check.

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Capital Controls Destroy Greek Small Businesses; Bank Shares Plunge Again; Record Contraction

MishTalk

The benchmark index in Athens opened nearly 23% lower, with banking stocks the biggest losers. Shares in Greek banks crashed 30% Monday as trading resumed on the Athens stock exchange for the first time since the country was nearly forced to abandon the euro last month.

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Building a Business – One Knock at a Time

Martinka Consulting

When I teach my class at the SBA on Dynamically Growing a Consulting Business I tell the students when they are new 100% of their time is spent marketing. The benchmark in my industry seems to be you have to spend about 33% of your time marketing once you’re established. Compare this to other businesses.