by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 20, 2020 | New Businesses, Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
You’ve taken the leap and launched your long-dreamed-about independent consultancy. Due to your reputation and flair for business, clients are knocking on your door. But you find yourself overwhelmed by the endless small tasks associated with running your startup....
by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 8, 2020 | New Businesses, Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
With the global trend towards going it alone, more and more workers, especially younger ones, are eschewing traditional employed status and instead, starting up as contract workers, temporary workers, and, as I discuss in this article, independent business...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 6, 2020 | Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
I’m in the business of helping professionals to become independent consultants, but only if it is the right choice. In this post, I stress the importance of self-appraisal and being sure that before you decide to be a consultant, the rose-tinted spectacles are off and...
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...
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...
by Rob O'Byrne | Feb 27, 2018 | Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
There’s nothing quite like the rush of excitement that comes from finally launching your own consulting business, especially if you’re lucky enough to have a client project ready to go at the time of launch. However, the thrill can soon start to pale when you’re...