Let me chime in on this as these are the only posts I ever seem to respond
to.
I did several of these years ago and let me clue you in to a few high
points:
----Most companies are going to require you to carry an umbrella liability
policy to cover anything you might do in a customers workplace. Count on at
least a policy that costs around the same abount as an average car insurance
policy.
----You need to have 6 months of pay in reserves because getting paid is a
big hassle and is inconsistant at best. One month you might submit a bill
and will get paid a couple weeks later, the next month you might have to
make 10 phone calls and threaten leaving before getting paid. This also has
nothing to do with your performance, and has everything to do with your
customer's invoicing process.
----If you are sensitive or quit jobs frequently, this isn't for you.
Contracting through a firm shields you from being locked into a contract.
Once you sign a contract as an independant, thats it, they own you. Tired of
travelling....too bad. Don't like your boss or hours....too bad. Oh, don't
ever get sick or have an injury, your abscence is a breech of contract.
That being said, it can be more lucrative, and can raise your cache as a
Remedy consultant. So the question you have to ask yourself is if you are
willing to take all of this on for the increase in pay you will get?
Timothy Button
Remedy Systems Consultant
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Bob:
Since you work for a government agency, your hands may be tied by laws and
regulations. Now, if this applies to you, you may be able to join a small
company to get your name known. Once this happens you should be able to
get
small jobs then increase in size.
James McKenzie
L-3 GSI
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Subject: Direct Contract
Does anyone have any suggestions for procuring Direct Contracts (especially
in Washington DC) for an independent Remedy Consultant? It seems like the
bill rates to the customers are quite high, and I would rather not go
through a vendor. Customers are demanding Remedy Consultants. Remedy
Consultants would like to avoid vendors. How do the two get together? Do
sites like Hot Gigs work? How do you advertise? Word of mouth is great,
contacts are great, but it seems like there is always a vendor attached.
Please don't reply back about how Vendors are really worth the markup, I am
much more interested in how to bill customers directly through my LLC than
have the discussion go towards the relative value of vendors.
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