Consulting

On Fridays, I usually offer up a top five list. Well, today I’d just like to give you one thing: one good reason for becoming a consultant. This afternoon, I’m taking my kids to a neighbour’s birthday party. Yup. It’s Friday and I’m going to be eating cake, wearing a party hat and playing games […]

Picking up a second job or side job — or starting a side business — can be a good way to recession-proof your life. Via NPR, here’s a list of ways to help yourself weather the storm of a recession. They didn’t specifically mention second jobs and side businesses (such as consulting), but I’ve talked

Ever feel like you’ve got the weight of the world on your shoulders? Sometimes, consultants feel like they’re carrying a heavy load. After all, if you’re in business for yourself, you may be trying to do everything from sales to accounting. But there’s a secret formula that can help you. It involves a little math.

Startups…consulting tends to be a fairly low risk business endeavour, but sometimes it paves the way for other opportunities. According to this list of five reasons to create your own start up, an article from the Social Science Research Network says that:…entrepreneurs who succeeded in a prior venture (i.e., started a company that went public)

I recently got bids from subcontractors. One of the subcontractors noted that, if I wanted to use PayPal for payments, I’d need to pay an additional five percent. Five percent of the contract! Yikes! For a $100 contract, that would be $5. For a $500 contract, that’s $25. You get the idea. Ouch. But that’s

Those of you who’ve been following my newsletter (subscribe above right) know that 2008 has been all about expanding my comfort zone. I’m doing all sorts of things that I wouldn’t normally do. Well, as part of that, I’m taking part in the Run for the Cure on October 5th. Proceeds go to the breast

I’ve featured three pieces by Laura-Jane Koers, the young woman who’s taken a huge leap into the world of freelance writing and rural home renovation. She’s working hard at expanding her comfort zone and she recently landed a one-time spot on CBC Radio’s Definitely Not the Opera. Hurrah for Laura-Jane! You can listen to her

Becoming a freelance writer — here’s part 2 in a series on becoming a freelance writer by Laura-Jane Koers. My hard drive failure delayed publication. Since we last heard from Laura-Jane, she’s been in the recording studio for CBC Radio! That’s Canada’s public broadcaster. Laura-Jane will appear on Definitely Not the Opera this Saturday at

Via ezinearticles, here’s a list of the (dead link) top 5 reasons unconventional business cards work. One of the best business cards I’ve ever seen was for a software company that based its technology on mathematics related to cubes. When you pressed down on the sides of the business card, the die cuts helped the