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Seven Steps to Start a Consulting Business

Chart Your Course

As they reach the winter of their careers, their choices are certain to impact the economy. According to MBO Partners, a support service for independent consultants, boomers are a fast growing sector of the independent workforce. Generalizing your skills means you’ll blend into the crowd and face more competition for new clients.

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Your Company Needs Independent Workers

Harvard Business Review

But this is a growing population of workers, many of whom are highly skilled. Attracting, retaining, and managing these highly skilled workers will require new ways of thinking about talent management and the role that external talent plays. The MBO Partners 2015 State of Independence workforce study found that 6.4