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Is Independent Computer Consulting for You?

Contracting is great, but at some point every contract consultant starts to wonder what it would take to build a more entrepreneurial consulting practice--one that did not depend on brokers or consulting firms for its clientele.

Now you can evaluate your own potential for being an independent consultant using this special downloadable book, Getting Started in Independent Consulting.

This download contains 113 pages excerpted from The Computer Consultant's Workbook. It includes the complete text of the chapters that help you evaluate whether you have the experience, personality, and understanding of your potential client base to begin an independent computer consulting career, explains to you the business steps you must take to start an independent consulting practice, and leads you through the process of pricing your services.

The format here actively guides you through the process of writing a business plan and starting your independent consulting practice. Worksheets (accompanied by meaty discussions) make you answer the questions that show you what it will take for you, personally, to succeed. Fact sheets clearly summarize the vital information you need to master.

Download "Getting Started in Independent Consulting" and start your own process today!

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  • Palm OS .pdb file (download to your Palm Pilot)

Price: $14.95

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 These are the topics you'll find discussed in the download:

CHAPTER 1 ARE YOU READY FOR CONSULTING?

  • What Do Consultants Do?
  • Why Clients Use Consultants.
  • Consulting Myths and Realities.
  • What's My Niche Worksheet
  • Do You Have the Credentials It Takes to Succeed?
  • Evaluate Your Credentials Worksheet
  • Where Will You Find Your Clients?
  • Who is Your Client Worksheet
  • Do You Have a Consulting Personality?
  • Consultant Personality Quiz
  • When Consulting May Be a Mistake.

CHAPTER 2 TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

  • Facts About Sole Proprietorship.
  • Facts About Partnership.
  • Facts About Incorporation.
  • Facts About Consulting as an Employee.
  • Common Questions About the Impact of Section 1706.
  • Are You an Employee or an Independent Contractor Worksheet
  • How to Maintain Your Independence Fact Sheet
  • Give Your Business a Name.
  • How Good is Your Business Name Worksheet.
  • Business Licenses.
  • Setting Up an Accounting System.
  • Keeping Out of Trouble With the IRS.
  • Business Property Taxes.
  • What You Have to Know about Sales Taxes.
  • Deductible Business Expenses.
  • Tax Checklist
  • Accounting for Software Purchases.
  • The Home Office Deduction.
  • Office and Business Equipment Questions
  • How Much Tax Will You Really Pay?
  • Insuring Your Business.
  • Types of Business Insurance.
  • How to Establish Credit With Vendors.
  • Taking Care of Business Checklist

CHAPTER 3 HOW TO SET YOUR RATE

  • Fixed Bids.
  • Hourly Rates.
  • Fixed Bid vs. Hourly Rate Worksheet
  • How To Protect Yourself When Making Fixed Bids Fact Sheet
  • Determining the Going Rate Worksheet
  • Double Check Your Rate Against the Rule of Thumb Worksheet
  • Calculate Your Expenses Worksheet
  • Determine Your Net Income Worksheet
  • Retainers.
  • What are Today's Consultants Charging?
  • Set Your Own Rate.
  • How do you Bill for . . .
  • Payment Schedules.
  • Taking Credit Cards.
  • Cut Rates and Discounts.
  • When and How to Raise Your Rate.

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Please email any questions about this download to answers@realrates.com.


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