SCORE - Starting and Managing the One-Person Business, Consulting or Professional Practice

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Jobs & Small Business

Age Group:

Adults
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Register here: https://bit.ly/3R2kcz5

In this fast-paced, entertaining program, you will learn the right way to set up, manage and market a one person consulting or professional practice from someone who’s been doing it for over 20 years. You will learn about how to successfully market to the right clients and the 25 steps to happier, more productive clients.

The following will be covered:

  • The five steps to starting a solo consulting business in CT
  • Pricing your services without cheating yourself
  • The “four pillars” of a solo business marketing plan
  • Financial planning for the solo consultant
  • The special challenges of working from home

Billing and other client management challenges

Starting and running a successful small business is tough enough. But when you are all by yourself, it’s a lot tougher. Are you marketing your services the right way? Are you charging enough? Are your clients satisfied? Most importantly, are you managing your time effectively? Make a list of your biggest challenges and bring them with you to the workshop.

CLIFF ENNICO (www.cliffennico.com) a nationally recognized small business legal and tax expert, is best known as the former host of MONEYHUNT, the fast-paced PBS reality television series where entrepreneurs defended their business plans before America's toughest panel of experts (and is widely considered one of the inspirations for SharkTank and similar programs).

His weekly business advice column, Succeeding in Your Business, the "Ann Landers of the business world," is syndicated nationally by Creators Syndicate, and appears in dozens of major newspapers and small business websites throughout North America. An attorney and small business consultant based in Fairfield, CT, he has helped launch over 15,000 businesses in his 38-year career. He is the author of 16 books, most recently “The Crowdfunding Handbook: How to Raise Capital for Your Business Using Equity Funding Portals.”