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Score Business WorkShop
Effective Consulting: How to Start (or Improve) Your Consulting Business (San Francisco)
Led by SCORE Industry Professional Joel Kaufmann
WorkShop Fee ($70)
Effective Consulting: How to Start (or Improve) Your Consulting Business
This workshop is specifically designed for professionals who are interested in starting a new consulting business or who have an existing practice and want to expand or improve it. The form of the workshop is interactive and participatory, with plenty of time for questions. You will begin to develop an approach and a plan that are effective for you.
Just starting out? This class will orient you to consulting as a career, including the basics of setting up your business, understanding what you bring to the table, marketing and pricing, proposals and contracts, and how consulting is different from working as an employee. You will get a concrete start on a practical business plan.
Currently a consultant? You will learn how to improve your existing practice, including sharpening your understanding of what you offer, who exactly are your target clients, and how to describe and package your services. You will understand more deeply how to find and manage client engagements and how to be successful in working with your clients.
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Joel Kaufmann is a long-term consultant whose main focus has been helping companies define and launch new services and improve operations. He is an expert at bringing people together to understand and solve common problems, and has very strong mentoring and teaching skills. Joel holds advanced degrees from Stanford (Electrical Engineering) and the University of California at Berkeley (Planning).