The Contract And Fee-Setting Guide For Consultants & Professionals -

Howard L. Shenson -

ISBN 10: 0471506605 / ISBN 13: 9780471506607

Published by John Wiley Publishing -, 1990

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Gd.condition/260 pages - Expert advice on how to strike a fair deal and command a fair price. [TI335906].

Seller Inventory # 35906

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Contract And Fee-Setting Guide For Consultants & Professionals -
• Publisher: John Wiley Publishing -
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471506605
• ISBN 13: 9780471506607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Personal Finance

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Synopsis

Expert advice on how to strike a fair deal and command a fair price. The Contract and Fee-Setting Guide for Consultants & Professionals No matter how knowledgeable you are in your field..No matter how great your track record..No matter how expert your advice or impressive your credentials . you jeopardize your client base if you do not instill every phase of your practice with a consummate professionalism. And for sharp clients, the first clear signs of such a savvy professionalism are the ability to set fees at a fair market price and offer neat, straightforward contracts with clearly delineated terms. This book teaches you, in a few days, what it traditionally took people half a lifetime to learn through trial and error. In writing it, the author drew on his more than twenty years as a business consultant, lecturer, and author to offer you tips on how to ask for and get the fees you deserve and to establish contract terms that are in the best interests of you and your clients. Throughout he shares his insider's expertise on:
* Determining market value for your services
* Establishing per diem or per-project rates and calculating overhead
* Advantages and disadvantages of various systems of fee-setting and billing
* Six major goals of every contract
* Negotiating the contract and avoiding legal pitfalls

About the Author

About the author Howard L. Shenson, CMC, is one of America's most respected experts on running a consulting and professional practice. A highly successful consultant in his own right, he heads a top California consulting firm, in Woodland Hills. A renowned lecturer, his famous seminars on marketing a consulting or professional practice have attracted over 100,000 people. He is the editor and publisher of the Professional Consultant and Information Marketing Report and he has authored a number of bestselling books, including The Consulting Handbook and How to Strategically Negotiate the Consulting Contract.