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Consulting (Part 1) — The Case for Consulting
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates Introduction January 2012 will mark the 15th anniversary of the founding of the consulting business I run with my wife. Lately I’ve had a number of people asking me...
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Consulting (Part 2) — An Important Cash-Flow Lesson
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates Money matters seem to be uppermost in people’s minds when they ask me about consulting. Mostly they want to talk about how quickly and how high they can crank up their...
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Consulting (Part 3) – Billing Rates
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates There seems to be a lot of uncertainty among consultants of my acquaintance on how to set billing rates. I’ve seen several different magic formulas, but they all seem...
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Consulting (Part 4) — Insurance Matters
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates Many folks who are thinking about striking out on their own are concerned about having affordable medical insurance. COBRA benefits from a previous employer are...
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Consulting Advice from a Friend
I’m on vacation for a little while, but wanted to leave you with something to read on the subject of consulting. Celeste Stokely is an old friend and long-time consultant. She was a huge help to me...
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Consulting (Part 5) — Finding Work
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates One thing I haven’t addressed in this series on consulting is how to go about finding work for yourself. This is a huge topic in and of itself, and I’ll likely spend...
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Consulting (Part 6) — Work Finds Experts
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates In my last post in this series of articles on consulting, I suggested that you’re better off if you don’t have to spend a lot of unbillable overhead time searching for...
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Consulting (Part 7) — Work? What Work?
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates The last two installments in this series of articles on consulting have focused on how to go about finding work. But one of the important questions every consultant...
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Consulting (Part 8) – Avoiding Overhead
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates Earlier in this series of articles on consulting, I mentioned that my wife and I run our business from our home. This prompted one reader to ask why we didn’t have...
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Consulting (Part 9) – Knowing When to Say When
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates Taking time off is important for maintaining your health and sanity. But as a consultant, it’s easy to feel that time not spent billing is wasted time. And forcing...
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