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		<title>Would Yo Do It For Free? &#8211; Because You Will</title>
		<link>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/09/02/would-yo-do-it-for-free-because-you-will/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Money Investor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the career and small business mantras I follow is that &#8220;Your business / career should be built around something you are willing to do for free&#8220;.  Something so fun and rewarding to yourself that you would like to do it very often, most of your days.  I can&#8217;t claim to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you survive on your own?</title>
		<link>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/07/10/can-you-survive-on-your-own/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/07/10/can-you-survive-on-your-own/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Money Investor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Independently I mean.  Without the help of your parents?  And without the help of adoptive parents in the way of an employer?  No shame in accepting that you can&#8217;t: most people can&#8217;t.  However, it is an interesting mental exercise, and an interesting idea to explore.  In an age of almost 10% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixed Cost vs. Time and Materials</title>
		<link>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/07/04/fixed-cost-vs-time-and-materials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/07/04/fixed-cost-vs-time-and-materials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Money Investor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Independent Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixed cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hourly rate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Professional Services terms there are two general ways of pricing a project:



 
Fixed Cost
Time and Materials


Unit of Cost
Project
Time (hour or day)


Most Risk
Consultant
Client


When to do it
Clear Expectations
No Fixed Set of Requirements



Fixed Cost is preferable in many situations.  Alan Weiss agrees on his consulting books.   Some of the reasons why:

Provide Value &#8211; Not Time.  You want to be known [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QuickBooks &#8211; Nothing Beats Free</title>
		<link>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/06/25/quickbooks-nothing-beats-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/06/25/quickbooks-nothing-beats-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Money Investor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Independent Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indpendent Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my business accounting I use QuickBooks Pro.  But to tell you the truth, chances are I would be equally happy with the QuickBooks Simple Start Free Edition 2009.  I have less than 20 customers (big ones).  And most of what I do need accounting for is create invoices, pay bills and print checks &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Product Review: NeatReceipts</title>
		<link>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/04/15/neatreceipts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/04/15/neatreceipts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Money Investor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Independent Consulting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[optical character recognition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/?p=273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For years I doubted a product sold at Airport kiosks was worth my money.  I have been proved wrong twice.  Once with Rosetta Stone, and twice with NeatReceipts.  It is just that I didn&#8217;t acquired either at the airport (the former can be bought used and the later can be bought &#8216;refurbished&#8216; for $99 vs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contractor vs. Consultant</title>
		<link>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/04/14/contractor-consultant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2009/04/14/contractor-consultant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Money Investor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Independent Consulting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consultant, Contractor&#8230; is there a difference?  Sometimes there isn&#8217;t, sometimes the same person can be both, even on the same engagement.  However, I  define the difference this way:

Consultant: An expert in a topic.  Some sought after for his/her knowledge.  A trusted adviser.  Someone you can trust to get things done on time and under budget.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Consultant&#8217;s Pipeline</title>
		<link>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2008/10/21/a-consultants-pipeline/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2008/10/21/a-consultants-pipeline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Money Investor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Independent Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cons]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/?p=227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Often people ask me how I handle my pipeline, a term commonly used on technology sales; meaning, how do I handle my expected business.  A perfectly managed pipeline would provide even and always increasing business over time, regardless of economic conditions.  A challenge to even the most seasoned CEO.   Even large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology is Everybody&#8217;s Responsibility / Green Energy Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2008/09/15/technology-is-everybodys-responsibility-green-energy-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2008/09/15/technology-is-everybodys-responsibility-green-energy-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Money Investor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often, in social conversations, I listen to people saying that the solution to our Energy Crisis lies in discovering or creating new Technology that will enable us to be more efficient, greener, or produce safe/clean energy cheaper. More often than not these people are nor scientists or engineers. More often than not I get the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Work Under Pressure?</title>
		<link>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2008/09/11/best-work-under-pressure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2008/09/11/best-work-under-pressure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Money Investor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have told me: &#8220;I do my best job under pressure!&#8221;.
I always wonder what this means? For many years, I did wondered which one of these does it means:

The adrenaline makes me produce the best results, without errors, and with careful attention to details that avoid costly reparations?
I don&#8217;t do too much/any work without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trademark Application</title>
		<link>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2008/09/10/trademark-application/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2008/09/10/trademark-application/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Money Investor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trademark]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/?p=216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On my primary business, we are in the process of re-branding our business to a more generic name that would be more appealing to other consultants interested in helping in the practice.  The name of the legal entity on which I hold my consulting practice remains the same, but we may want to add the [...]]]></description>
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