Consultancy tips 101: Working from home

Working from home today is very normal. Covid - 19 forced many companies to work virtually and all of a sudden remote working was the best way to conduct business. The days of ‘You must go to an office!’ are behind us. It has become very common that many companies are fully shifting to having...

What you need to know when charging your consulting rates

Whether you are a novice consultant or beginner, how to charge for your consulting fees is not as easy as we may think. There are many assumptions, such as, ‘the client has a budget and should pay what they normally do with other consultants’ or ‘there is no need to ask for more than the...

4 Ways to fast track an invoice payment

You know that point where you have done the work but you get paid late? You might have been expecting the payment as soon as possible because you had already sent an invoice and even planned on what you were going to do with it. There is an old saying that goes, “don’t count your...

Consulting Tips 101: Where to begin

When you go to the doctor to check up on a medical issue, we call it consulting. Yes? But what if I told you that helping or advising someone using your skills and expertise is consulting? Would it make more sense to know what consulting is? Once you figure out that you have a skill...

The switch from employment to consulting

One day you wake up and decide maybe employment is not for you. But first, remember that you don't have to quit your job as an employee to enter into consulting. Even when you start a business which you can do alongside your job and doesn’t interfere with it - that is consulting. Maybe in...

What to consider when venturing into consulting

One day you wake up and realize the 8 to 5 job is not cut out for you. You want to have the freedom to make your decisions. You want to set your own work schedule. You want time to work for you. You want to be even, maybe, have a bigger impact and you...