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  • Academia Meets Business―Case Study of a Startup Just Starting
    of a startup and how it intends to accomplish it's goals. By Thomas L. Totten Management skills ... company, an S-Corporation ESOP, is setting up an actuarial technology firm in Delaware. The S-Corp ESOP ...
    • Authors: Thomas Totten
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Art of the Start
    He refers to both frequently, and most of the book’s examples come from these venues, so there is a technology ... lists, making it easy to navigate. Many of Kawasaki’s “exercises” are thought provoking, like, “Go to eBay ...
    • Authors: Kevin J Pledge
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Evolving Venture Capital Debate
    “I'm Glad I Did Not Take VC Funding” and “Canada's Tech Start-up Scene Needs 'Aggressiveness and Boldness ... growing your business has become highly polarized. It's a dialogue that deserves much greater nuance than ...
    • Date: Nov 2014
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
  • From the Editors
    From the Editors The editors provide an overview of the May issue.By Stephen James and Carlos ... James and Carlos Fuentes   “An Army of One,” an old U.S. Army recruiting slogan captures the idea that, with ...
    • Date: May 2015
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
  • From The EAS Chairperson: 2014 Areas of Focus—Service and Change
    Nicole Fende and Shasha Huang will co-coordinate EAS’s Social Media development and presence. New meeting/session/webinar ... for Entrepreneurs session to follow the Life & Annuity Symposium in May in Atlanta; Development, in conjunction ...
    • Authors: Nickolas Ortner
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers
  • Interview with Michael Frank
    administrators of universities in and outside of the U.S. It has also been great to hear updates from many ... the profession for future generations. [Publisher’s note: The SOA has been actively working on the situation ...
    • Authors: Michael Frank
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Professional network leverage
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • From the EAS Chairperson: New Year is Here
    Here As I write for the first time the chairperson’s editorial, 2012 is about to end. I look forward to ... Churchill As I write for the first time the chairperson’s editorial, 2012 is about to end. I look forward to ...
    • Authors: D Williams
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • Your Service Selling Pipeline: Six Elements to Keep Business Revenue Flowing
    InstanceEndEditable --> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="Table" --> Your Service Selling Pipeline: Six Elements ... selling means different things to different people: it's fun for some, a dread for others, but certainly a ...

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    • Authors: Brooks Fenno
    • Date: Jan 2007
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
  • Repeating Entrepreneurial Success
    which they are personally responsible, whether it’s a product or service. Entrepreneurs, at first, will ... recommend and say good things about someone, that’s a good sign they are worth your time. Dumb luck. You ...
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers
  • Intellectual Property, Insurance and Business Method Patents
    before you; it’s not known or used by others in the U.S. or described in a publication anywhere. Also, the ... busi- ness methods increased dramatically in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Just last year alone ...

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    • Authors: Nicholas P Triano
    • Date: Jun 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills