Newsletter - Things are looking up
The response to our fee survey this year has been fantastic, so thanks to all of you who participated or passed the survey on to your contacts. As well as our own database, the survey was sent out by a number of our partners, reaching well over 40,000 consultants and freelancers in total, making this the most comprehensive survey we've done.
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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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Business as usual after pre-budget report
A quick review of the pre-budget report on 10/12/2009 suggests no major changes from a consultant or freelancers point of view.
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Tweeting on our members behalf
If you don't have time to Follow or Tweet don't worry - Skillfair has set up feeds so member offers and events are tweeted as they're published. We Tweet when you join the site too! To follow our Tweets go to http://twitter.com/skillfair
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