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10 Tips for long term successful contracting
There’s more to a successful contract than getting your timesheets signed. 10 Tips for success.
�Here are our top 10 tips for long term successful contracting: 1. Deliver. Deliver. Deliver - the "Three D's" Y� �well as getting paid, you should aim to end your contracts in a stronger position than when you started them� �There’s more to a successful contract than getting your timesheets signed. If you’re in�
Category: Articles: Contracting | Thu, 04 Jan 2018

Contractor to consultant: part I – comparing contracting and consulting
Do you want to be part of the team, or an agent of change? Read our three part guide to becoming an independent consultant.
�Rather than contracting and being involved in the day to day doing of the�
Category: Articles: Contracting | Fri, 05 Jan 2018

Contractor to consultant: part II – the consulting approach
Do you want to be part of the team, or an agent of change? Read our guide to becoming an independent consultant.
�After contracting for a while and being involved in delivering serv� �can’t do any work for client X while you’re under contract to client Y. Contractors are effectively serial m�
Category: Articles: Contracting | Tue, 09 Jan 2018

Moving from permanent to contracting - case study 2
A first timer contractor tells their story of how they made the leap from permanent employment to contracting.
�who advised me that I’d have more chance securing contracting work, rather than further permanent work. The ide� �, rather than further permanent work. The idea of contract work was appealing, but I was a little apprehensi�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 17 May 2006

Moving from permanent to contracting - case study 3
A first time contractor explains their reasons for quitting permanent work to go contracting and describes the issues and hurdles overcome on the way to their first contract.
�s their reasons for quitting permanent work to go contracting and describes the issues and hurdles overcome on� �web site advised me to resign before applying for contracts due to the shorter lead time between looking and� �es and hurdles overcome on the way to their first contract. Why did I choose to go contracting? The decision�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 12 Jul 2006

Moving from permanent to contracting - case study 4
We interview a first time contractor in Project Management who shares his experience of moving into contracting for the first time.
�nagement who shares his experience of moving into contracting for the first time. Interview Q) How long had you� �Luckily an agent phoned me out of the blue for a contract position which was perfect for me. After an inter�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 26 Jul 2006

From permie to contractor to small business owner
Kylie Sullivan is a contractor who has built a small business with more than 60 clients.
�van finally switched from permanent employment to contracting, the usual issues arose. Sullivan was both reliev� �k about how to build their businesses from single contracts to multiple ones. A Good Employee... Kylie Sulliv� �s. ''I’m unlike the contractor who does a 6 month contract at a time, and finding work is not done via agent�
Category: Articles: First timers | Fri, 13 Jul 2007

How engineers should start out in contracting
Engineers should get some experience before starting out in contracting, and should also improve their organisational and communication skills.
�While the market for high-technology contracting is stable and growing in almost all areas in the�
Category: Articles: First timers | Fri, 25 Apr 2008

Why contractors cannot trade as sole traders
First time contractors often question why they cannot simply trade as a sole trader, rather than setting up a limited company or using an umbrella. This article explains why.
�or work within umbrella limited companies. Direct contracts & the risk of employment status For direct co� �d person, since the very nature of their standard contract implies that you will be in receipt of regular pa�
Category: Articles: First timers | Fri, 30 May 2008

Timesheet finance can help new contractors with cashflow
Limited company contractors starting out or in urgent need of cash can access funds through timesheet finance, says Joanna Holloway of UC Finance.
�Limited company contractors who have just started contracting, or who have short-term cash requirements, can us� �t allows a limited company contractor - who has a contract for services with a creditworthy client or agency�
Category: Articles: First timers | Mon, 01 Oct 2012