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The Consulting Rate Floor
Work out the hourly rate that covers the salary, overhead, time off, and unbillable hours you enter.
Use the calculatorThe Hourly Trap
See how getting faster changes what you bill by the hour, holding your rate and number of engagements constant.
Use the calculatorThe Free Call Tally
Add up the unpaid discovery and advisory call time you give, priced at your own rate, net of the calls that convert.
Use the calculatorScope Creep Invoice · Client Edition
Price the out-of-scope hours you worked for a client at your rate, less the share you already invoiced.
Use the calculatorThe Payment Terms Cost
Estimate what waiting to be paid costs across a year of invoices, at the cost-of-money rate you choose.
Use the calculatorThe Proof Portfolio Score
Assess whether your case studies contain clear results, your attributable contribution, and supporting records.
Take the assessmentThe Vesting Clock
See the unvested paper value you would leave behind if you left today or a year from now, under your assumptions.
Use the calculatorThe Retention Package X-Ray
Check a retention package for five conditions: clawback, vesting, tax treatment, forfeiture, and non-compete terms.
Review the checklistRetention Bonus Math
Compare a retention bonus with the outside alternative you enter over the same period.
Compare the figuresThe Non-Compete Cost
Price a restricted period from the income, duration, and scope you enter, if the restriction applies as written.
Use the calculatorThe Total Package Inventory
Organize the components of your compensation package and see which ones you have documented.
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