Sentences with phrase «firm on a consulting basis»

Hiring an outside accountant or accounting firm on a consulting basis is a good first step for a growing business, Koziel says.

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The most recent Global Green Economy Index (GGEI), produced by the US consulting firm Dual Citizen, looked at 60 countries and 70 cities and ranked them based on their overall green economic performance, which includes energy efficiency, climate leadership, and investment in clean technologies like recycling, renewable energy, and green chemistry.

If you have a service - based business like a law firm, tutoring company, consulting firm or similar business that's heavily dependent on your personal brand, take the time and energy to build a strong one.

Instead of just dismissing such inquiries, embrace the person's business problem and offer a partial solution based on how your consulting firm can help.

«Before the internet and globalization, you could drive a business on a few successful market launches,» says Ken Tencer, CEO of Spyder Works, a Toronto - and NYC - based business consulting firm and co-author of two books on innovation — The 90 % Rule and Cause a Disturbance.

The problem is, most entrepreneurs can't afford to hire big consulting or business firms to carry out these important jobs, yet the «experts» who are financially accessible can be inexperienced or have a narrow perspective based only on small - business scenarios.

Steve Seelig, senior regulatory advisor at benefits consulting firm Willis Towers Watson, said that, of three changes related to executive compensation in the tax reform plan — the other two involve stock options and performance - based pay — it's the hit on tax - exempt executive compensation that is the most significant.

What you can do: Encourage employees to tweet with their own personal voice rather than taking on a scripted tone — a strategy Peter Shankman, founder of the New York - based consulting firm Shankman / Honig and author of Nice Companies Finish First (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) calls «shredding the scripts.»

Any decision to move on the part of MSCI would now be reactive,» Chantal Grinderslev, senior advisor at Shanghai - based investment management consulting firm Z - Ben, told CNBC.

The consulting firms, which worked on a pro bono basis for Kellogg, studied the full - time MBA, part - time MBA, and executive education marketplace.

Frog Design, a San Francisco - based consulting firm, publishes Frog Design Mind, a print and online magazine that serves as a quarterly compendium of staff articles on subjects that excite employees.

The following is based on a five - year study of key entrepreneurial strengths by Gallup, a global research and consulting firm, which studied more than 4,000 founders to understand the talents that foster business creation and growth.

Ranking at No. 200 on the Inc. 5000 is LLB Enterprises, a Stafford, Virginia - based consulting firm founded by Lori Burke.

Prior to Kendall Investments, Mr. Bright was a Senior Associate at Cambridge Associates, a Boston - based investment consulting firm, where he focused on private equity investments.

Also on Twitter Brian Hamburger, attorney and founder of the Englewood, Nj. - based regulatory compliance consulting firm MarketCounsel: criticized the Obama Administration's approach:

Previously, as a practice head at Fuld & Co., a Boston based consulting firm, Kevin, leading the delivery of insights and recommendations on competitive business and talent practices, facilitating scenario planning and war - gaming exercises for Fortune 500 executive teams to align team members with long - term strategic initiatives.

Funds of a U.K. - based private equity and venture capital firm on the technology and outsourcing agreements developed in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in an insurance software business from an Irish global management consulting and professional services company.

She is certainly no stranger to the hotel industry and RLHC, having worked at noted hospitality consulting firm based in San Francisco, Andrew Freeman and Co., for many years, working on concept development, marketing and operational consulting.

The advice from the Lombard village attorney and an outside consulting law firm has prompted the village to drop its effort to impose five impact fees and to negotiate instead with developers on a case - by - case basis, said Lombard Planner Thomas C. Koenig.

The folks at political consulting firm BuzzMaker have come up with a damn useful little tool: a simple calculator that projects online fundraising totals over time, based on variables like list size, response rate, unsubscribe rate, how many emails you send per month, etc..

It stands to reason that Malpass would adopt a page from Pataki's playbook, since Capitol Public Strategies, a consulting firm based in Albany and founded by a number of former Pataki aides, is working on Malpass» campaign.

On Sept. 2, Senate Democratic leaders wrote to federal and state criminal prosecutors, as well as other government watchdogs, seeking investigations into a Texas - based firm with a $ 100,000 - a-year contract to run the Senate Republicans» official government website: Align Media LLC, and its owner, Justin Gargiulo, along with his other consulting firm, VoterTrove.

The mayor's expenditures show he's spent $ 22,500 on consulting fees paid to BerlinRosen, $ 10,000 in fees to California - based firm SGR Consulting and $ 25,503.15 to Hilltop Public Solutions.

Skelos» prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, unsealed a 43 - page complaint based on the testimony of a real estate executive, officials at the environmental consulting firm that hired Skelos» son, Adam, as well as emails and taped phone conversations.

Since declining to seek a fourth term — ostensibly so he could focus on a possible run for president — the 69 - year - old moderate Republican has launched a consulting firm and joined Chadbourne and Parke, a New York City - based law firm.

In October, DeFrancisco hired a campaign consulting firm based in Washington, D.C., to work on his exploratory campaign.

Seminerio, who pleaded guilty to pocketing bribes through a sham consulting firm, plans to base his appeal on a recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling's conviction for «honest services» fraud.

The final also reflects the more targeted and data - driven approach Cuomo took to his re-election campaign: He spent $ 100,000 on the Analytics Media Group, a consulting firm based in Iowa that was founded by former Obama campaign staffers.

A reader called to report two departures from the Brooklyn - based developer, Forest City Ratner, whose name has become synonymous with the Atlantic Yards project: Bruce Bender and Scott Cantone are striking out on their own to create a new political consulting firm.

Politicians, consulting firms and party machines all put their reputations — and bragging rights — on the line when they waded into the upper Manhattan and Bronx - based clash between Mr. Rangel and Mr. Espaillat.

Currently she runs two businesses, a home based consulting firm that places people with small businesses and a fitness studio on Main Street in Ossining, LizzFitness.

«For the first time, a ubiquitous wireless infrastructure allows you to send a signal from in or on someone's body to a secure and reliable cloud - based computer,» says Tom Heatherington, a senior executive in consulting firm Accenture's health care practice.

«Some ads induced powerful emotions, but they were fear, anxiety, and threat,» says Freedman, a psychology professor who started a company that consults to marketing firms based on fMRI scanning.

But it comes on the heels of «a series of commitments» by big corporations to deal with environmental and social issues, says Glenn Hurowitz, managing director of Climate Advisers, a Washington, D.C. - based consulting firm.

The education analyst's Chevy Chase, Md. - based consulting firm is working on a project that will describe to experts and nonexperts alike how to go about setting academic standards.

Michael Goran, director of California - based private education consulting firm IvySelect, said he thought a decreased emphasis on AP courses would benefit students at schools with more resources, as those schools would have more rigorous alternatives.

It is used by all major consulting firms on a daily basis.

To give context around the ongoing connection of former trustees Arnold and Mincberg to high - stakes, test - based education reform, take a look at Center for Reform of School Systems, an education governance consulting firm on which Paula Arnold serves as a board member along side the Godfather of No Child Left Behind, Rod Paige.

Alicia Wolcott, a school advisor for Eskolta School Research and Design, a New York - based education - consulting firm that is working with the New York City Department of Education on academic and personal behaviors

Online and blended learning programs are growing fastest at the district level, says Keeping Pace With K - 12 Online Learning 2011, an annual report on the subject by the Colorado - based consulting firm Evergreen Education Group.

Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro wants to recommend one of several plans to the state board in mid-February to allow time for a vote and implementation, but the Kansas City Star has hinted that consulting firm Cities for Education Entrepreneurship Trust has been the clear favorite, based on communications between officials and CEE - Trust leadership underway well before the firm received $ 385,000 to deliver a proposal.

Aspen Associates, a consulting firm based in Edina, has commissioned comprehensive yearly reports on the program for the Minnesota board of education.

AutoPacific, an automotive marketing research and product - consulting firm which has provided automotive analysis to carmakers since 1986, based its findings on a just - completed comprehensive survey of more than 25,000 consumers who purchased or leased new cars or light trucks in the period from September to December 2008.

This column follows on that theme, based on a question from a consultant with a major consulting firm:

Futuresource Consulting, a UK - based consulting firm, published the research on e-books and e-readers.

«Some of the banks serve small clients incredibly well by helping them set up automatic withdrawals from their paycheque, getting them into good mutual funds, and getting them started on accumulating some wealth,» says Tessa Wilmott, a financial services consultant with Market Logics Inc., a Toronto - based market research and consulting firm.

Just prior to joining Emancipet in 2010, Jill worked for a Chicago - based political consulting firm on direct mail campaigns for unions, political candidates and advocacy groups on issues ranging from women's health to immigration reform.

«Oftentimes, consumers may be picking the reward type based on their aspirations,» says Tiffani Montez, senior analyst of card issuance with Aite Group, a financial services consulting firm.

Downtown Santa Barbara, through private funding, hired Seattle - based retail consulting firm Downtown Works for guidance on how to fix the rising tide of vacancies and other issues affecting retail on State Street.

So the results of a recent study by consulting firm IdeaWorks, which ranks airlines by award availability should come as no surprise — it shows that Delta ranked last (23rd out of 23) with the fewest low - level award seats available based on the nearly 7,000 queries it conducted.