BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 17, 2000 ISSUE
COVER STORY

Getting Up to Speed


-- Survey the market to determine a fair pay rate

-- Meet with your financial adviser to determine the tax and Social Security implications of how best to shelter your new income

-- Have your lawyer draft a contract to give your clients

-- Brush up on computer skills such as e-mail, surfing the Net, and word processing

-- Steel yourself for menial tasks such as filing and buying supplies

-- Do your marketing: Network with industry friends, attend trade shows, publish in industry magazines



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