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CONSULTING IN UPSTATE NEW YORK

Starting and Developing Your Consulting Business

Presented by
Rochester Professional Consultants Network

Tuesday * May 4, 2004 * 7:30 am - 6:30 pm

Conference Schedule
Time Track 1
Explorers & Beginners
Track 2
Established Consultants
Track 3
Client Expectations
Track 4
Sharpen Your Skills
7:30-
8:00
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00-
8:15
WELCOME and KEYNOTE INTRODUCTION
Bob Ruhland, President, RPCN
8:15-
8:45
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Michael John Rizzolo
"Create Value for Your Clients"
9:00 "The Plan Before the Business Plan"
Dr. Ingo Leubner
"The Art of the 30-Second Commercial"
Tom Reidy
Bausch & Lomb
Troy Benson, Manager, Corporate Procurement and Technology Utilization
Panel: "Geeks Explain the Internet"
Lee Drake
Nick Francesco
Mary Anne Shew
9:45 "Startup Consulting"
Robert F. Lurz
"Staying Motivated Even During A Slow Economy"
Jim Jones
University of Rochester
Luis Perez
10:30 15-MINUTE BREAK and NETWORKING
10:45 "Why Incorporate?"
William W. Moehle, Esq.
Group Workshop: "Streetwise Publicity-Level 2"
Sandra Beckwith
Panel: "Consulting with Nonprofit Firms"
YWCA: Jean Carroll, Pres/CEO
Action for a Better Community: Naimah Sierra, Asst to the Pres/CEO
The Family Resource Network: Rusti Berent, Exec Dir.
"Understanding Your Business Results from the Internet"
Terry Lund
11:30 "Minimize Startup Expenses"
John Foote
"Smart Marketing to Women Online"
Yvonne DiVita
12:15 LUNCH and NETWORKING
1:15 "Results Through Networking"
Steve Conner
"Mailings With a 40% Response Rate"
Travis Piper
Execuscribe: Linda Yaniszewski, Pres/CEO "Capacity Building Networks in NY"
Jane Ellen Bleeg
2:00 "Computer Problems: Your Own 911"
Paul Lowans
Harris Interactive: Greg Novak, Pres & COO "Eat Properly and Prosper"
Dorothy Humm
2:45 15-MINUTE BREAK and NETWORKING
3:00 "Basic Effective Marketing"
Tracy Kilmer
Steve Rich
"Are You Accredited to Teach Online?"
Robert Whipple
Panel Discussion: Consulting with High Tech Firms
High Tech Rochester: Christopher Burns, Venture Consultant
Newtex Industries: Bal Dixit, Chairman and CEO
Others TBA
"Customer Service"
Joan Hebert
3:45 "The American Dream: Own Your Own Business"
Alan Caine
"Create Spectacular PowerPoint Presentations"
Thomas G. Collins
"Work/Family Issues"
Linda Pratt
Suzanne Choma
4:30 Group Workshop: "Pricing Your Services"
Michael John Rizzolo
"Do I Need A Retirement Plan for My Business"
C. Jay Cappon
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