#153 Book Review: Small Archaeology Project Management

A few months ago Bill had me, and others, read an advance copy of his new eBook, “Small Archaeology Project Management: How to Run Cultural Resource Management Projects Without Busting Your Budget”. Bill is a long-time CRM Archaeologist and the founder and Research Director of Succinct Research. His company conducts research for publications for cultural resource management, historic preservation, and heritage conservation service providers. They also help people land professional jobs by providing information on resume and CV writing and job hunting.

#148 The Final Permit Is In!!

The final document came today. Everything else has led up to this. I finally have my Nevada BLM Cultural Resource Use Permit allowing me to record sites across the state that are prehistoric or historic. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I've been talking to clients with the expectation that the permit would be issued soon but the days kept piling up. Only a small part of me thought that the permit would not be issued because of some small technicality that I wouldn't be able to overcome. Luckily, that was not the case.

#147 How To Start A Consulting Business, Part 2

In the first post of this series I covered the order of steps to starting a business, permits, the type of business you should operate, business licenses, and the employer identification number. If you haven’t read that post yet, go ahead and do so before you read this one. Just be sure to leave comments about how I screwed it all up and should have done things differently. I don’t want anyone else making the mistakes I’ve made.