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Your Complete Guide to Subcontracting as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

The Pros and Cons of Subcontracting Basically, subcontracting is about working through intermediaries such as agencies, consulting firms, or online platforms to connect you with client projects. Agencies (and boutique consulting firms) typically involve human intermediaries who actively match consultants with projects.

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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

Most consultants tend to use an hourly rate anyway, because it’s the easiest to figure out, there’s less risk of undercharging, and it’s what most clients are used to. Do an internet search such as “typical hourly rate for change management consultant in [your location].”

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What / Who Is a Professional Independent Consultant?

Successful Independent Consulting

If you tell people you are a consultant, many of them will not understand that you are an independent professional in business for yourself. Many people who call themselves consultants are employees of large global firms like Accenture, and others perform temporary assignments through a staffing agency. We are our own boss.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. As consulting firms go, FTI Consulting is a newcomer – but at just over 30 years old, the firm has made impressive strides to become one of the most respected name in legal analysis and data-driven research to support major initiatives for law firms, banks and the majority of the Fortune 500.

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An Insight into Special Services: Transfer Pricing

Tom Spencer

Tax advisory is primarily the province of the Big Four: Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG. A showcase example are royalties paid for patents and other intellectual property. Most of Apple’s intellectual property and patents are owned by a subsidiary located in Ireland, where the corporate tax rate is only 12.5%.

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Kalypso Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Today we highlight Kalypso, a young but emerging player in the consulting market. Co-founded in 2004 by ex-Deloitte partners George Young and Bill Poston, and (randomly) headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Kalypso’s main mandate is to help firms expand their innovation capabilities. Intellectual Property (IP) Management.

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Blockchain Startup 101: A blue print for launching a successful blockchain-based startup

Tom Spencer

According to Deloitte, 92% of the 26,000 blockchain-based projects created since 2016 are now dead. Before scaling, you should make sure that all of your intellectual property is protected. Mudassar Shaikh is an engineer at heart, management consultant by profession, entrepreneur by spirit, and student by essence.