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DESCRIPTION:Thinking about joining the ranks of consultants but not sure 
 if consulting is right for you?&nbsp\;\nWondering how to start\,&nbsp\;w
 here to&nbsp\;find clients\, and how to set prices?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n"Beco
 ming A Consultant\," a 3-session workshop for those contemplating indepe
 ndent consulting and those who want to increase their consulting income\
 , will held on 3 consecutive sessions starting on Tues.\, Feb. 12\, 9:30
  - 3:30 and on Feb. 13\, from 9 &ndash\; 11:30 am at the Professional De
 velopment Collaborative Training Center in Canton\, MA.\nIn the training
 's first session\, participants will learn how to decide if consulting i
 s a good fit for them\, how to focus their business\, and how to choose 
 the right consulting business model.&nbsp\; The presenters\, two long-ti
 me successful consultants\, Bruce Katcher\, Ph.D. founder and Executive 
 Director of The Center for Independent Consulting\, and Norman Daoust\, 
 founder of Daoust Associates will help participants to weigh the pros an
 d cons of a consulting career.&nbsp\; They will cover in session one the
  importance of choosing the right niche or problem for your work and und
 erstanding the economic realities of consulting.\nSuccessfully marketing
  and pricing your services are key to making it as an independent consul
 tant. The workshop's second session&nbsp\;will cover&nbsp\;learning how 
 to develop and implement a marketing plan and the basics of many time-te
 sted marketing approaches.&nbsp\; Secrets to successfully selling your s
 ervices once you are in front of a prospect and how to write winning pro
 posals will be shared.\nIn the third session\,&nbsp\;participants will l
 earn some of the most important methods for keeping&nbsp\;the consulting
  pipeline filled and staying billable. You will also learn how to avoid 
 some of the most common challenges encountered by independent consultant
 s.&nbsp\; The final portion of this session will be used to answer&nbsp\
 ;those burning questions for participants\, how to win business\, delive
 r tangible results\, and overcome the biggest challenges to becoming a s
 uccessful consultant.\nEarly Bird Discount for the series: $145.00 throu
 gh Feb. 4.Only $60.00 for the first session\, and $160.00 for all 3.\nTh
 is workshop is one of a number offered by the&nbsp\;Professional Develop
 ment Collaborative Inc. (PDC)\, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit whose mission is 
 to provide unemployed professionals with affordable skill building train
 ings.&nbsp\; The goal of PDC is to provide state-of-the-art training tha
 t upgrades one&rsquo\;s professional skills and increases one&rsquo\;s m
 arketability to employers.&nbsp\;
URL:http://canton.patch.com/events/workshop-becoming-a-consultant
SUMMARY:Workshop: &quot\;Becoming A Consultant&quot\;
LOCATION:Trinity Episcopal Church: 1 Blue Hill River Rd\, Canton\, MA
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