2010 Annual Fee Rate Survey
Skillfair’s 5th Annual Fee rate Survey comes at a time when many independent consultants and freelancers are feeling under pressure from all sides. Clients are under pressure to reduce costs and retain permanent staff – plus to read the press it would seem there are thousands of newly redundant 40 and 50 something’s looking to set up as self-employed. In this difficult market it really pays to know what your peers are actually charging and how you compare – otherwise it can be very hard to resist requests from clients that devalue your services.
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Keep it simple
I've come across a few blogs and discussions this week where people have been discussing how they should refer to themselves and their business. Critical issues such as 'do we talk about training or learning' or 'are you a mentor coach or a coach mentor' seemed to have assumed a life of their own.
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Time for self-help?
As it's the start of a New Year and the end of the 'phony war' in UK politics, I was going to talk about the impending election this week - but the weather and all the stories surrounding it have made me think that we should regard politics & economic ups and downs as just another form of weather. In snowy weather it pays to clear your own path and in difficult economic conditions I think our best tactic is to go out and help ourselves, and if possible do something to help the other businesses we're in contact with.
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Case Study - Tenders with a Personal Touch
Despite the anonymity of the tender process, Inge Hill has found that keeping a personal touch has paid dividends and opened up new markets and opportunities.
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Enabling Remote Working – Trust and Communication
As experienced home workers Skillfair’s members – who are independent consultants and freelancers – are well placed to identify what works and what doesn’t so we recently surveyed them to find out how important technology is to remote working and what other factors are involved in a successful remote relationship.
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