Remeber that a lot of these consultants get hundreds per hour, but sometimes only get 10-20 hours per week (other times 100 hours per week, just saying.)

I've been consulting for going on 10 years now. haven't had a boss in god knows how long. Do it! There is more than enough work to go around. You can probably link up with a larger consultancy and get some work outsourced to get you going.