Has anyone ever heard of a Contractor actually starting their own agency?
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Oh, sorry - look out for someone calling themselves Oaksoft. Although he would dispute that he is an agency in the classical sense.Blog? What blog...?
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I know of more than one. Never actually worked with anybody who went on to form an agency but do know people who did work with them.Originally posted by jhorsfield30Has anyone ever heard of a Contractor actually starting their own agency?
The usual deal is that they work at a client, place some 'friends' there and then find that they can do it full time.
and for my second edit:
This is a guy, who I know some people who have told me that they worked with him, when a contractor.
http://www.jobserve.co.uk/RecruiterD....aspx?id=17769
timLast edited by tim123; 8 August 2005, 13:24.Comment
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