Boston Consultants Network and co-sponsored by Worcester Consultants Network

Hiring a Consultant / Working as a Consultant

YOU MUST REGISTER USING THE EXTERNAL LINK.

Registration:  https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/587368 then register using the External Link.

Location: Zoom and in-person.  Stevens Memorial Library – CR, 345 Main Street North Andover, 01845

Consulting 101 and 201 Beginning Consulting and Advanced Consulting

Presenters: Mark Fitzgerald – Silver Bullet Engineering, Inc. And Larry Nelson Sr – Nelson Research

Two for One Night

Beginning Consulting with Mark:

• Consultants Value Add
• Finding the Proper Consultant
• Retaining a Consultant
• Getting started in the consulting business / headhunters
• Contracts 101 Potential Liability
• W2 work, direct C2C, Headhunters, Rates
• General: Incorporation, Insurance
• Presenting Your Company, Networking! Networking!

Advanced Consulting with Larry:

• General Business Practices including some Truths and Lies
• Going it alone – The one person shop.
• Partnerships and associations. How to do more while keeping control and not having to do it all yourself.
• Working with Agencies. The Good, Bad, and Ugly.
• Diversification of your business. Adding services to keep a steady cash flow.

 Speaker Bios:

 Larry Nelson Sr.

This session is a more advanced look at what you can and should do to grow your business and keep it healthy. Larry will show how he has made his consulting business stronger over the years, and how he modified his offerings to keep things moving forward and protect cash flow during good times and bad. Plus tips on hiring a consultant.

Massachusetts Society of Professional Engineers

http://www.Mchipguru.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-nelson-sr-p-e-dfe-71ab81

Mark Fitzgerald

Mark works electronics design in both hardware and software, and project management / Agile ScrumMaster, specializing in medical devices (IEC-62304), safety standard designs (IEC-61508).  Networking and Control Systems (PLCs) too. He is an IEEE senior member and CNET board member as Chairman.

Website: https://www.silverbulletengineeringinc.com/

CNET Profile Page: https://www.bostonconsultants.org/member/mark-fitzgerald

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-a-fitzgerald/