How to Scale an Independent Salesforce Consulting Business

As an independent Salesforce consultant, how do you know if your consulting business has entered its growth stage?  If you have a consistent project workflow and motivation to scale, that’s all you need to start taking your business to new heights.  The key to scaling a growth-stage Salesforce consultancy  Proactive planning is key to scaling […]

4 Steps to Start an Independent Salesforce Consultancy

Is the idea of entrepreneurship calling your name?  According to our 2022 Independent Salesforce Consultant Report, you’re not the only one – 40% of independent Salesforce consultants started their own business during the pandemic between 2020 and 2022.  Independent consultants are a rapidly growing segment of the Salesforce talent population. If you’re thinking about betting […]

3 Reasons Why Your Next Professional Services Career Move Should Be Independence

If you’re familiar with 10K, you’ve seen us yell this from the proverbial mountain tops for months: There has never been a better time to become an independent consultant in the Salesforce ecosystem.  Customers are hungry – our 2022 Salesforce Talent Ecosystem Report found that global Salesforce talent demand increased by 19%. Anecdotally, this is […]

LinkedIn Tips To Tell Your Salesforce Expert Story

Whether you’re a full-time employee or independent Salesforce expert, there’s never been a better time to be working in the Salesforce ecosystem. Talent demand has skyrocketed into the triple-digits, and according to IDC’s recent projections – $1.6 trillion in new business revenues worldwide by 2026 –  you can feel very good about your career for […]

3 Essential Questions for Vetting a Salesforce Consultant’s Soft Skills

At 10K, we’re passionate advocates for the Salesforce ecosystem’s independent expert community and have written scores on why customers should partner with this growing goldmine of talent. I’d go as far as to say in 2021 and beyond, no business of any size can afford to ignore the skilled and growing independent workforce.  Download now:  […]

What You Should Know About Hiring On-Demand Salesforce Developers

There are many scenarios where a Salesforce customer would need the specialized skills of a Salesforce developer. Whether it’s customizing a Salesforce environment to a particular use case or business need, automating a specific process, developing mobile apps or products on Force.com, or integrating multiple systems with Salesforce, employing the right development talent is key […]