I am in a great position (professionally speaking) and I don't know how to best take advantage of it. Please help?
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posted by Xany
on Aug 22, 2012 -
7 answers
I just started a new (technology) consulting business. We are incorporated in the US (Inc, not LLC). One of my first clients is located in Canada. You aren't my lawyer. The client wants to start work next week. The engagement will last about a week. What do I need to know (visa?, taxes?) before heading to Canada next Monday?
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posted by arimathea
on Dec 21, 2011 -
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A consulting company that I work with would like to hire me away from my employer but then provide consulting services to them. Is this ever a good idea? What do I need to know/find out before moving forward?
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posted by fanta_orange
on Dec 6, 2011 -
14 answers
What's it like for a mid-career (35 years old) IT person to suddenly start working at a big 4 consulting firm?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 4, 2011 -
4 answers
Where can I look to increase my pool of women and minority candidates for a software consulting position?
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posted by herda05
on Mar 30, 2011 -
16 answers
Many of my friends work in digital media and advertising and I've often helped them brainstorm. But lately I'm receiving more and more requests from strangers who know me from my writing or various websites and want to get together to discuss whatever "big project" they are working on.
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posted by pinafore
on Dec 29, 2010 -
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I'm an entry-level billable employee at a consulting firm. Things are slow for me right now. I'm looking for advice on how to best use my free time and to stay on track when I'm not that busy.
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posted by samthemander
on Oct 6, 2010 -
8 answers
How does somebody break into professional consulting, especially IT consulting? How do you get clients? Should I even do it?
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posted by icebourg
on Jan 26, 2010 -
8 answers
Have you, or someone you know, ever actually quit your job and convinced your employer to hire you back as a vendor or consultant, producing great happiness?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 18, 2009 -
9 answers
Please, help me figure out how to find short-term work that fits a very narrow range of variables.
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posted by dubitable
on Mar 14, 2008 -
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Should I go back to work for the huge corporation, or stick it out and try and work for myself?
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posted by splatta
on Mar 12, 2008 -
8 answers
In follow up to my highly unsuccessful
question from last week (which btw you are still very welcome to answer), what do you actually do when you work in "consulting" and how do you get there?
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posted by barrakuda
on Nov 8, 2007 -
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I hear that sometimes businesses and other institutions hire "ethics consultants". Does anyone know anything about getting into ethics consulting or the actual day-to-day activities in ethics consulting? If not, has anyone seen an ethics consultant in action at a company?
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posted by ontic
on Feb 12, 2007 -
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Do I need to fill out a W-9 form if I live in Canada but do consulting work for an American company?
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posted by blue_beetle
on Dec 6, 2006 -
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What's the best way for me to structure going from being a full-time, on site employee to a half-time, offsite one?
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posted by fuzzbean
on Apr 12, 2006 -
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I was laid off recently and want to use my knowledge of AppleScript to do some consulting. I have a meeting this week about automating tasks for a local newspaper, but am uncertain how to bill such a project.
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posted by the biscuit man
on Jan 22, 2006 -
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After 5 years working my full time corporate programming day job I'm almost ready to give up the security to spend the majority of my time on exciting non-profit open source projects. But for various reasons I want to keep the corporate job on a consulting basis. Any advice on how to negotiate going from full time to part time?
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posted by lips
on Mar 16, 2005 -
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