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What is the Difference Between a Consultant and a Contractor?

What is the Difference Between a Consultant and a Contractor?

by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 13, 2020 | Consulting Clients, Mentoring

The lines have blurred over the years and the terms ‘consultant’ and ‘contractor’ are now often used interchangeably. By definition, however, these two business professionals perform very different tasks, although the consultant can, in some circumstances, also do the...
Getting Started in Management Consulting – A School

Getting Started in Management Consulting – A School

by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 10, 2020 | Consulting Clients, Mentoring, Start Consulting

A few people have asked me recently why I don’t provide a live training school for those wanting to get into management consulting.  Hmmm.  That got me thinking.  It’s actually not a bad idea.  It would be easy for me to do and I would really enjoy...
Should I be a Consultant or a Contractor? What’s the difference?

Should I be a Consultant or a Contractor? What’s the difference?

by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 20, 2019 | Mentoring, Tips on Consultng

This is another question I get asked a lot.  And most people don’t appreciate that the two are quite different. In very simple terms, let me explain it this way. A Contractor, is basically just like an employee.  A hired hand to do a specific job or...
How to become a Consultant? A question I have heard many times

How to become a Consultant? A question I have heard many times

by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 13, 2019 | Mentoring, Tips on Consultng

Having been a consultant now since 1994, and now owning 3 consulting businesses (at the last count) I get asked this question a lot.  That is the reason I put together this site with lots of free information about how to get ‘into’ consulting. It is...
The Back-office Balancing Act: Some Tips for New Consultants

The Back-office Balancing Act: Some Tips for New Consultants

by Rob O'Byrne | Aug 19, 2017 | Featured, Mentoring

One thing that often catches new consultants out is the amount of back-office admin work required just to keep an independent business running. I think the reason it sometimes comes as a shock is because when we work for an employer, we tend not to have to worry about...
The Independent Consultant’s Guide to Institutional Trust

The Independent Consultant’s Guide to Institutional Trust

by Rob O'Byrne | Jul 25, 2017 | Featured, Mentoring, Tips on Consultng

Did you know that even as a solo, independent consultant, trust in your brand from the client perspective is as important—if not more so—than the client’s trust in you as a consultant? For larger consulting firms, this fact probably goes without saying, but...
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