Archive for the ‘Solo Pricing’ Category
Monday, May 18th, 2009
There Ought to be a Law --
A reader of an earlier blog entry asked, "Can billing rate disclosure be enforced by law? Is there a way to promote change legally?"
Yes, there is a way to promote change legally. State or federal legislators can pass laws requiring staffing agencies to disclose the ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Busting the Myth That Staffing Agencies Are Free --
In earlier posts, I have examined - and busted - the industry-promulgated myth that staffing agencies charge no fee to help independent professionals find a temporary job. I have shown that staffing agencies charge a very high hidden fee and that, in ...
Posted in Solo Business, Solo Marketing, Solo Mindset, Solo Pricing, Solo W-2, Inc., Staffing Vendors | 4 Comments »
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Temporary Help Agencies are Very Expensive --
Let's say that you are an independent professional and you work on temporary projects under the terms of a contract that you negotiate and sign with your clients. Let's say also that you bill $100 per hour for your consulting services.
You are an independent ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Help, I Fell Down and I Can't Get Up! --
Somebody send Barry Asin, EVP and Chief Analyst for Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc., a medical alert device right away! He just fell down on the issue of staffing firm charges and I'm afraid he can't get up.
Asin writes in his blog ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Three Ways Consultants Suffer During a Downturn --
Solo W-2, Inc. is a consulting company. We employee consultants-at-large who, while operating like independent contractors, generate revenues for their personal Division of Solo W-2, Inc. in order to fund an executive-level employee benefits package and a highly tax-advantaged paycheck.
[Although tempted here, I ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Five Straight Months of Contract Labor Growth --Â
A recent article in the New York Times reports, "Despite modest job gains, June marked the fifth straight month in which small employers hired more independent contractors in order to reduce costs from payroll taxes and benefits."
That is good news for solo professionals. SurePayroll, ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Leonid Hurwicz (August 21, 1917 - June 24, 2008) --
I note the passing of Leonid Hurwicz. He was 90, and last year he shared a long-overdue Nobel Prize in economics for his work on mechanism design theory. This "win - win" theory plays a pivotal role in contemporary economics, regulatory ...
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