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DESCRIPTION:Having been a technology consultant for over 40 years I have se
 en many shifts in the business climate. Hopefully you have all seen the fi
 rst in this series of presentations on what it takes to get started in con
 sulting. This session is a more advanced look at what you can and should d
 o to grow your business and keep it healthy. I will show how I have made m
 y business stronger over the years and how I modified my offerings to keep
  things moving forward\, protect my cash flow during good times and bad.\n
 \nThe 5 major topic categories covered will be:\n\n- General Business Prac
 tices including some Truths and Lies\n- Going it alone - The one person sh
 op.\n- Partnerships and associations. How to do more while keeping control
  and not having to do it all yourself.\n- Working with Agencies. The Good\
 , Bad\, and Ugly.\n- Diversification of your business. Adding services to 
 keep a steady cash flow.\n\nSpeaker(s): \, Larry\n\nAgenda: \n- General Bu
 siness Practices including some Truths and Lies\n- Going it alone - The on
 e person shop.\n- Partnerships and associations. How to do more while keep
 ing control and not having to do it all yourself.\n- Working with Agencies
 . The Good\, Bad\, and Ugly.\n- Diversification of your business. Adding s
 ervices to keep a steady cash flow.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee
 .org/m/437667
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/437667
ORGANIZER:mchipguru@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:14
SUMMARY:Consulting 201 – The Next Steps
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/437667
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div>Having been a technology consultant for 
 over 40 years I have seen many shifts in the business climate. Hopefully y
 ou have all seen the first in this series of presentations on what it take
 s to get started in consulting. This session is a more advanced look at wh
 at you can and should do to grow your business and keep it healthy. I will
  show how I have made my business stronger over the years and how I modifi
 ed my offerings to keep things moving forward\, protect my cash flow durin
 g good times and bad.</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>The 5 major topic ca
 tegories covered will be:</div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>General Business Practic
 es including some Truths and Lies</li>\n<li>Going it alone - The one perso
 n shop.</li>\n<li>Partnerships and associations. How to do more while keep
 ing control and not having to do it all yourself.</li>\n<li>Working with A
 gencies. The Good\, Bad\, and Ugly.</li>\n<li>Diversification of your busi
 ness. Adding services to keep a steady cash flow.</li>\n</ol>\n</div><br /
 ><br />Agenda: <br /><ol>\n<li>General Business Practices including some T
 ruths and Lies</li>\n<li>Going it alone - The one person shop.</li>\n<li>P
 artnerships and associations. How to do more while keeping control and not
  having to do it all yourself.</li>\n<li>Working with Agencies. The Good\,
  Bad\, and Ugly.</li>\n<li>Diversification of your business. Adding servic
 es to keep a steady cash flow.</li>\n</ol>
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