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Moving business from single postings to operating a consultancy w multiple customers
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I know a guy who was doing exactly that, very specialist area, multiple customers and he did have a wide network from his previous career which was in pre sales. Still he found it very hard to get enough clients to work on a call off basis, fixed amount of hours or days per month for and had to change to working full time on contracts for 1 client at the time, which now provides him with a much better turnover.Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostPerhaps the 1966 refers to d.o.b. That'd make him 51.Comment
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Originally posted by blossom View PostAh ok...The decision makers you refer to., are you particularly close to any of them? Is this a question you could ask them in confidence? Given they would be the person/role you would be selling into, you could pick their brains on the kind of challenges you are likely to face? Also, you never know, one of them might be interested in running it as a sideline venture with you.Last edited by MeMeMe1966; 28 July 2017, 13:44.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostAre you selling to public sector? World of pain if so.Comment
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostI remember giving a few pointers, i.e moving to consultancy set up, from my experiences, when you asked the question.
CBA to do the same again.Comment
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Originally posted by oliverson View PostTotal dreamer/fantasist. 2.5 years in contract, you're having a laugh. I know people in London, total top of the tree, got off the ground doing this but the competition is intense. They form in small groups of elite specialists and they've been struggling to find the talent to satisfy the client requirement. Right now they are advertising contract developer roles at £ 750 a day. Is this something you feel you could muster? I very much doubt it. Just enjoy contracting for the next couple of years until the government kill it in this country would be my advice.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostDare I ask how old you are OP?Comment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostIf you have to ask on here - in other words you don't have a network of people to find this information out from in real life - then it's a non-starter.Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostI know a guy who was doing exactly that, very specialist area, multiple customers and he did have a wide network from his previous career which was in pre sales. Still he found it very hard to get enough clients to work on a call off basis, fixed amount of hours or days per month for and had to change to working full time on contracts for 1 client at the time, which now provides him with a much better turnover.Comment
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