This timely book is a 'must have' for anyone who is in the consulting business, or who is contemplating becoming an independent consultant. You may have specialized training in some field. You may have developed valuable skills over the years. This invaluable book shows you how you can use your acquired skills profitably as an independent consultant. This is an engaging book filled with tips that will help you succeed as an independent consultant. If you want to use your skills, know-how, and expertise to free yourself from an employer's control, this book shows you exactly how to do it, and make good money doing it. If you offer, or can offer, a service of any kind to anyone for a fee, Independent Consulting will show you how to make a good living from it. The book covers all the important aspects of independent consulting.

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