Consulting
Useful advice for self-employed professionals.
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Time management for consultants - (and everyone else!)
Time management for consultants. Tips and tricks to optimise your schedule to get the most out of your days.
How to use value-based pricing in your consulting business
Value based pricing should be the goal of any consultant. Here's how you can calculate your value, even when your services aren't a direct profit driver.
How consultants create a clear service offer
Successful consultants have a clear service offer. The five components of a consulting offer are: client, results, service, approach and pricing.
Events
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Futurespace: Association of Consulting Engineers NZ Annual Conference Wellington, September 2023
Alicia McKay is the MC and keynote speaker at the ACENZ conference in Wellington plus the awards host for the ACE awards
Work
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Like it or not, you're in sales: here's a new framework
You don't need to be a sleazy car salesman to know how to sell. Level up your impact at work by improving your sales skills. The secret: showing more CARE.
Why now is the right time to start your own business
Now is the right time to start your own business. Businesses need you and your expertise now more than ever.
The risks of self-employment: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Learn the promises and risks of self employment, so you can design a business and lifestyle to support your goals.
What to do before you quit your job to start a business
Before you quit your job you should know your reasons, know your numbers, and keep your connections.
Work
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3 good reasons to go consulting
People are leaving traditional employment in droves. Here's three reasons to go consulting - and how you can get it right.
How to craft your value proposition
When you have a clear value proposition you show up with confidence and intention. You attract better clients, do better work, and achieve better results.
Work
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Why I'll never have a job again
Don't be fooled into thinking your job is secure: the risk is just hiding.