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DESCRIPTION:Ever thought of starting your own business and wondered where t
 o start?\n\nIEEE Santa Clara Valley Young Professionals (SCV YP) in collab
 oration with IEEE Consultants Network of Silicon Valley (CNSV) presents\,\
 n\nHow to Start a Consultancy Business - A Presentation by IEEE CNSV\n\nJo
 in us for an insightful presentation and engaging QA session led by IEEE C
 NSV\, the expert network of consultants in Silicon Valley. This event will
  provide a step-by-step guide to launching your own successful consultancy
  business\, covering essential topics such as defining your niche\, buildi
 ng your brand\, attracting clients\, and managing operations. Learn from C
 NSV's experience and gain valuable insights from a panel of established co
 nsultants.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Consultants Network of Silicon Valley 
 (CNSV)\n\nAgenda: \nThe agenda\,\n\n18:30 | Welcome and housekeeping (spea
 ker introductions) | 5 min | Zafar Iqbal\, Ph.D.\, SCV YP Chair\, and Ron 
 Herardian\, CNSV Treasurer\n18:35 | Opening remarks and CNSV overview | 10
  min | David Snyder\, MBA\, PE\, CISSP\, CNSV Chairperson\n18:45 | Legal s
 tructure\, tax\, and insurance (C-Corp vs. S-Corp\; tax treatment\, contra
 ctor vs. employee\; GL\, E&O\, etc.) | 15 min | John Carlsen\, CNSV Direct
 or\n19:00 | Legal matters for consultants (e.g.\, contracts\, trademarks\,
  NDAs\, intellectual property) | 15 min | David Sanker\, Ph.D.\, Intellect
 ual Property Attorney\n19:15 | Attracting clients and winning new business
  (including IEEE promotion and social media promotion) | 15 min | Travis H
 eneveld\, MBA\, Technology\, Business & Impact Advisor\n19:30 | Service de
 livery (contributor vs. manager\, client-consultant duties\, subcontracts\
 , etc.) | 10 min | Ron Herardian\, CNSV Treasurer\n19:40 | Parallels betwe
 en consulting and startups (as time allows) | 5 min | Ron Herardian\, CNSV
  Treasurer\n19:45 | Q&A with CNSV speakers | 15 minutes | Speaker Panel\n2
 0:00 | End\n\nRoom: 1302\, Bldg: SCDI\, Santa Clara University\, Santa Cla
 ra\, California\, United States\, 95053\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.i
 eee.org/m/484609
LOCATION:Room: 1302\, Bldg: SCDI\, Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, C
 alifornia\, United States\, 95053\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.or
 g/m/484609
ORGANIZER:engr.iqbalzafar@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:49
SUMMARY:How to Start a Consultancy Business - A Presentation by IEEE CNSV
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/484609
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Ever thought of starting your own business
  and wondered where to start?</p>\n<p>IEEE Santa Clara Valley Young Profes
 sionals (SCV YP) in collaboration with IEEE Consultants Network of Silicon
  Valley (CNSV) presents\,</p>\n<p>How to Start a Consultancy Business - A 
 Presentation by IEEE CNSV</p>\n<p>Join us for an insightful presentation a
 nd engaging QA session led by IEEE CNSV\, the expert network of consultant
 s in Silicon Valley. This event will provide a step-by-step guide to launc
 hing your own successful consultancy business\, covering essential topics 
 such as defining your niche\, building your brand\, attracting clients\, a
 nd managing operations. Learn from CNSV's experience and gain valuable ins
 ights from a panel of established consultants.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br 
 /><div>The agenda\,</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>18:30 | Welcome and ho
 usekeeping (speaker introductions) | 5 min | Zafar Iqbal\, Ph.D.\, SCV YP 
 Chair\, and Ron Herardian\, CNSV Treasurer</div>\n<div>18:35 | Opening rem
 arks and CNSV overview | 10 min | David Snyder\, MBA\, PE\, CISSP\, CNSV C
 hairperson</div>\n<div>18:45 | Legal structure\, tax\, and insurance (C-Co
 rp vs. S-Corp\; tax treatment\, contractor vs. employee\; GL\, E&amp\;O\, 
 etc.) | 15 min | John Carlsen\, CNSV Director</div>\n<div>19:00 | Legal ma
 tters for consultants (e.g.\, contracts\, trademarks\, NDAs\, intellectual
  property) | 15 min | David Sanker\, Ph.D.\, Intellectual Property Attorne
 y</div>\n<div>19:15 | Attracting clients and winning new business (includi
 ng IEEE promotion and social media promotion) | 15 min | Travis Heneveld\,
  MBA\, Technology\, Business &amp\; Impact Advisor</div>\n<div>19:30 | Ser
 vice delivery (contributor vs. manager\, client-consultant duties\, subcon
 tracts\, etc.) | 10 min | Ron Herardian\, CNSV Treasurer</div>\n<div>19:40
  | Parallels between consulting and startups (as time allows) | 5 min | Ro
 n Herardian\, CNSV Treasurer</div>\n<div>19:45 | Q&amp\;A with CNSV speake
 rs | 15 minutes | Speaker Panel</div>\n<div>20:00 | End</div>
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