Successful Independent Consulting

MAY 15, 2017

This article covers two sides of the same coin for independent consultants: how to set up your business for success and what expenses to track to pay less tax. Note: I know many established independent consultants who could benefit from this info! They're interrelated. Let’s tackle the tax question first.

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Consultant Ninja

MARCH 4, 2009

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Uniteds fuel hedging strategy has all the marks of some smooth-talking consultants or bankers. Posted by Consultant Ninja. Consulting. (88).

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Quick Tips for Consulting to Small Organizations By Carter McNamara on October 26, 2011. Don’t be afraid to look at the “business” or “hard” data, at least to understand the cash situation of the organization.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 13, 2015

In this post we outline some mathematical concepts that may prove useful for solving consulting case questions. Break Even Analysis: Relevant when trying to decide whether to launch a new product or invest in a project with high fixed costs. Perpetuity: A perpetuity is a constant stream of identical cash flows with no end.

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Women in Consulting

JUNE 12, 2014

We can also do specific things that can increase our cash flow. Here are 5 things you can do to increase income and profits: Offer new services or products. Upsell additional services/products to current clients. Think of creating a product to sell that can help provide a solution for those clients.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In the previous article , we introduced the key skills an effective consultant is expected to possess — but now what? As an aspiring consultant, simply knowing which skills to show on your CV is not enough; you’ll also need to know how to hone and highlight these skills, which is what we’ll be covering in this article.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

As the organization changes (both products and tooling), people might not make those mistakes again. About a decade ago, an organization suffered three consecutive bad deployments to production. Finally, one large change broke the production server. Money Policies to Manage Cash Flow. Or have those same risks.

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Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Time to bring in a consultant. 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. The clients these consultants work with are no larger than 250 employees, typically between 15 and 100 employees.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 25, 2019

There are a couple of reasons for this: Asset managers can see cash flow and earnings fluctuate wildly with markets. For alternative asset managers such as hedge funds, their cash flows may be cut by more than half as profits fall and they collect a smaller fee from their profit participation agreements.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Many management consultants hardly complete two or three years in their jobs before they realize that there’s more to life than consulting. Some consultants leave for personal reasons, because they want to start a family or spend more time with their loved ones. Interviews. Corporate Strategy. What is corporate strategy?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Operators set their work schedules and their vacations, design and monitor their own performance indicators, do their own maintenance, and are consulted on the choice of new machinery. billion) in 2017 compared to €833 million in 2015. The reason for it is not in some top-management talk about serving the “whole person.”

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Women in Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2014

Technology can help increase productivity and provide convenience in running a business. Hootsuite – Hootsuite helps you improve productivity by managing all of your social networks within one area, the “dashboard” which is designed for you and your team to engage from one simple interface. Top Consulting Tips'

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Asamby Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Small Business Operations Consulting An investment makes sense only when you get more in return than you invested. If you hire an operations consultant, this Return on Investment might be not easy to calculate. This blog posts outlines what the ROI for hiring a small business operations consultant is.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

5G is a promising wireless mobile network technology that has the potential to benefit the sports betting industry by growing the live sports betting market, increasing engagement in mobile-based sports betting, making online payments more accessible, and facilitating new product development, e.g., interactive and multiplayer games.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

After a decade of growing organic herbs and vegetables and raising farm animals, a family-run New England farm decided to pivot and produce high-end functional CBD products. This pivot required the organization to change its business model from wholesale agricultural commodities to the production and retail of consumer goods.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 10, 2015

Employees are required to be in the office regardless of whether this improves productivity, initiatives that provide value to consumers but don’t generate revenue get discontinued, and the mantra “time is money” might on occasion be heard echoing through the hallways.

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Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

He knew cash flow. Or should we say he knew short-term cash flow. He watched his cash flow like a hawk. It costs more money to provide quality products and services. Create a sustainable business by charging a fair price for fantastic service and a great product.

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ConsultX

MARCH 1, 2022

Our Consultants are meeting with Business Owners around the world every day. They are seeing first hand how many opportunities are being missed to improve profitability and cash flow just from existing operations alone. This is Profit that is being missed out on from areas of the business that aren’t operating as they should.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

It doesn’t matter if it’s beer, widgets, aerospace, or something else, manageable growth with attention paid to margins and cash flow is what you want. When you want to expand your product or service offerings make sure there’s a market. The post When You’re In Over Your Head… appeared first on Martinka Consulting.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 15, 2020

If you don't manage your cash flow, a lack of cash will kill your business. Ask these questions about your current policies: How much value does this policy add to the products and services we sell? appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. Worse, the policies destroy trust.

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ConsultX

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The most important part of starting a Consulting, Coaching or Advisory business is getting clients that will generate income for you. For an Advisory Business, leads are potential clients that are interested in your Business Consulting services and the problems you will be able to solve for them. What is a lead?

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Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2018

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. Because of these dubious decisions, GE’s ratio of debt to earnings has soared from 1.5 in 2013 to 3.7

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Progressus

MARCH 1, 2024

Increased Productivity: Streamlines project workflows, reducing time wasted on administrative tasks. Streamlining Billing Processes and Improving Cash Flow for Consulting Firms Problem: A consulting firm faced challenges with delayed billing and collections, leading to cash flow issues.

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Martinka Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2020

There was a recent news story about a Seattle area law enforcement officer suing for about $11 million because of a health condition caused by vaping (a CBD product and something else to relieve his stress and pain). Our product is the best on the market” (but the competition markets better). Am I missing something? Andy Warhol.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Buyers do more than get a profitable platform with customers, employees, and cash flow. A company can diversify their product offerings, expand their geographic footprint, take a competitor out of the market, or a combination of the preceding and my other 16 reasons why to consider growing by acquisition (Chapter Two).

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

(meaning the bottom line looks better but the future isn’t as bright), under-market wages, capital expenditures, and future cash flow. Then it’s can they get behind the product, will it challenge them or bore them, and does it line up with their personal values? . All great topics. ” Moms Mabley.

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Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2018

Zweig writes that any form of modified profit isn’t cash flow. I get the feeling many people, even in my industry, don’t understand the difference between profit, Ebitda, and cash flow. And a recent one I’ve seen, the expense for research and development (for a company with a patented propriety product).

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Sometimes it’s because they’d sooner “play” with their product than worry about the numbers and often it’s because they’re doing so well it becomes “management by checkbook,” as in, there’s plenty of money so who cares about cash flow, metrics, etc. Karl Popper.

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Martinka Consulting

JUNE 12, 2019

The industry is shrinking – as in the product is dying a slow death. Possible solution: get other territories or product lines. It’s tough managing 50 people instead of 15 or handling cash flow at a level beyond what the line of credit allows for. Another important one is growth, or the lack thereof. Michael Ovitz.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2021

These folks have to manage the organization's cash flow. Sometimes, the team delivers experiments, and sometimes they deliver finished product. Rethink Your Easy Career Ladders, Part 4 appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. They worry about fixed and variable expenses. The post Want Business Agility?

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Martinka Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2015

On November 17, 2015 we held our eighth Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference at the Bellevue Club (with co-sponsors PRK Law, Meridian Capital, Columbia Bank, Bashey Hutchinson & Walter, CPAs, and “Partner” On-Call/Martinka Consulting). Plus, they put out a fantastic product! I hope to see you at the next one.

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Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

By being larger you can reduce most or all of the following: Customers Employees Management abilities Product Owner. More customers over your expanded revenue base, more employees, deeper management, less product concentration, and most importantly, there’s more talent to take a load off the owner. Not too much explanation is needed.

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The Fearless Marketer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

They are trying to sell intangible benefits such as: – Increased productivity. – Better cash flow. Will it include coaching or consulting, or a combination of both? But every day, independent professionals are trying to sell concepts that are just as abstract as transportation. – Enhanced teamwork.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. “The decision-makers will want to see a simple model that shows revenue, costs, overhead, and cash flow,” he says. “They need to see why it’s a good idea.”

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Gallup recently released a five-year-long study showing the variance between high and low productivity is 70% attributable to the manager. Synergistic product line firm. Contract manufacturer (of your product). Cash flow is king (they don’t require full collateralization, but will take as much as they can).

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The Fearless Marketer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

They are trying to sell intangible benefits such as: – Increased productivity. – Better cash flow. Will it include coaching or consulting, or a combination of both? But every day, independent professionals are trying to sell concepts that are just as abstract as transportation. – Enhanced teamwork.

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Progressus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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. They provide customized, knowledge-based services to their clients.

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