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Business Talent Group brings companies top independent professionals to drive growth, innovation, and performance improvement projects.
An effective profile provides a snapshot of your professional experience, showcases the skills you bring to projects, and provides insight into your preferences for travel, teams, and more. If you’re already a member of the BTG independent talent community, you can create and update your profile in the BTG Talent Portal. Availability: Please update this field (a teal box in the “Resume” section) to reflect your current availability for BTG projects and remember to keep it updated quarterly. Independent Projects: Share independent project work to demonstrate your experience as an independent.
It’s a good idea to open both a business checking account and a business savings account. You’ll use the checking account for day-to-day operations and the savings account for taxes and future business investments. That’s why it’s essential to focus on saving up at least three to six months’ worth of expenses in an emergency fund. The amount of money you need to set aside for taxes will vary depending on where you live, but it’s a good idea to save at least 30%.
As a consultant, one of the best ways to grow your revenue is through client retention and repeat business. For independent consultants, one of the biggest benefits of working with Business Talent Group is that our client success team will help hammer out these crucial details before the work begins. The best time to ask is right after you’ve finished a successful project when the client is happy and understands the value of your services. Repeat business is what’s going to help you get to the next level in your consulting business.
But as your own boss, you need to make sure you’re garnering a pipeline of projects that are a good fit for your expertise and availability in the same way a great manager would help you do if you were working in-house. While it pays a rate below your typical day rate and isn’t exactly your favorite type of work, it will get you to the earnings goal you set for yourself. Even when you’re busy, make note of the following three key elements of successful pipeline management and begin soliciting new clients in a manner that is aligned with this data: Ensuring you have a pipeline management process in place can alleviate a lot of stress, freeing up space for you to focus on what many of us set out to do in the first place: work on projects you love.