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Seven Steps to Start a Consulting Business

Chart Your Course

According to MBO Partners, a support service for independent consultants, boomers are a fast growing sector of the independent workforce. In its 2012 Independent Workforce Index, MBO Partners estimates that boomers account for around a third of all independent consultants. Will they retire, work part-time or start new endeavors?

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Independent Work May Be Inevitable

Harvard Business Review

Because of my Institutional Investor ranking, and advances in technology that made virtual co-location possible, I was able to persuade Merrill Lynch to let me work out of my home in Boston. which MBO defines as an individual working 15+ hours per week whether as a freelancer, contractor, or owner of a micro-business.

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