Contact
Ron Loutzenhiser, Branch PresidentASCE Sacramento Capital Branch
916-852-9118 (O)
ascesacramentosectioncb@gmail.com
"Starting Your Own Company"
Starting your own company is the ultimate American Dream, but very few individuals take the leap. This interactive and entertaining presentation will provide attendees firsthand experience, survival techniques, and lessons learned from Mr. Pakpour’s experience when he and three of his co-workers started their own consulting firm in 2004. Mr. Pakpour's presentation will highlight some do’s and don’ts when considering starting a firm. Topics will include how to get started, picking the right partner, how much money is needed, business plan preparation, accounting, marketing, branding, insurance, and host of other issues related to starting your own firm.
Guest Speaker: Joubin Pakpour,
Pakpour Consulting Group, Inc.
Speaker Info:
Mr. Pakpour is a registered professional civil engineer with over two decades of public works design and construction management experience. He is a graduate of San Jose State University with a Bachelors and Masters in Civil Engineering. His career includes working for both public agencies and private firms. He is the past president (2012) of the Northern California Chapter of American Public Works Association (APWA) and has been a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers since 1991, two weeks before starting his freshmen year in college. Mr. Pakpour has traveled throughout California and Nevada speaking on this topic as a way to give back to the profession at various local ASCE and APWA chapters along with local University.
Sponsorship Opportunity
The ASCE Capital Branch is pleased to announce an opportunity for the Civil Engineering Firms, Contractors and Vendors to sponsor ASCE’s monthly Luncheons. The sponsoring company will have the opportunity to make a brief presentation that is 3 to 5 minutes long and is supported by a few slides in PowerPoint format. This opportunity will provide the sponsoring company a great marketing opportunity to the local engineering community. For further information, please contact Bradley Waldrop at (916) 641-9108.
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