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Independent Consulting
A Guide to Being an Independent Consultant – Team Collaboration
Mar 5, 2009
I’m a strong believer in every independent consultant needing a “hit by a bus” backup. Of course, your backup / teammate also becomes your “go on a cruise” backup, “having a baby” backup, etc. Of course, in a small team you and your teammates are probably going to be working on different projects at different times, and it’s not very feasible to have meetings on a daily or weekly basis to expect to bring your teammates up to date on everything you’re working on. The solution is to put in place a really top-notch collaboration system that will allow you More >
A Guide to Being an Independent Consultant – Useful Resources
Feb 3, 2009
Having been any independent consultant since I first started working at the age of 16 (some 12 years ago), I’ve looked into a wide variety of services and products that help make an independent consultant more productive, professional, and profitable. So recently I decided that I should write up a short guide to the key services that I use.
Communications
As an independent consultant, a good communications infrastructure is key. This falls into two categories – phone and email.
For phone, I use a service called RingCentral (http://www.ringcentral.com), which provides an automated attendant service that is excellent for the independent consultant. In my More >
Why I Use MBO Partners
Oct 24, 2008
Info et Cetera operates as a division of MBO Partners, Inc. MBO takes care of all of our HR needs, bookkeeping, etc., and then we get to focus on the thing we enjoy — leveraging technology to create innovative solutions for innovative businesses.
Every once in a while, people ask me "Why do you use MBO instead of doing it yourself?" This video does a great job of summing up the answer to that question.
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Being an Independent Consultant
Oct 17, 2008
As you may or may not know, Info et Cetera Consulting (how I pay the bills) operates as a division of MBO Partners, Inc. MBO has just released a great video talking about the topic of being an independent consultant. I can’t agree more with the message of this video, and I can’t overemphasize the value of independent consultants partnering with MBO Partners. The video is below, or available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjOYyhDWzho.
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