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Thursday, November 7, 2024
Time: 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Entrepreneurial Business of Learning Professionals, Consultants, and Leadership Coaches with Dr. Diana Wong
Let's talk about creating and building a business as entrepreneurs when we are learning professionals, trainers, consultants, and leadership coaches.
We all do great work in these roles. Seeing ourselves as entrepreneurs requires a different perspective and a broader set of skills. Learning to MANAGE our business is different from DOING our business.
- Do we have a strategy?
- Did we create a recognizable brand?
- What are we doing to build our client pipeline?
- What is our process of connecting and developing client relationships?
- How are we managing the administrative work of contracting, accounting, billing or invoicing?
- What is the most appropriate billing rate(s)?
Objectives
Participants will be able to -
- obtain feedback for their entrepreneurial identity
- discuss the entrepreneurial business side of a creating and building a training business
- examine the strategic orientation of building a business
- explore mission critical business issues related to contracting, accounting, financing, billing rates, invoicing, etc.
- review optional solutions for significant entrepreneurial issues in their creating and managing their business
Participants could bring their wisdom from business experiences, questions about being an entrepreneur and running their own business.
Agenda
5:30 - 6:15 PM | Dinner & Networking
6:15 - 6:25 PM | Welcome & Introductions
6:30 - 7:30 PM | Presentation
7:30 - 8:00 PM | Q&A and Wrap-Up
Location
Washtenaw Community College
Business Education Building, Room 182
4800 E. Huron River Drive,
Ann Arbor MI 48105
Parking located here: Business Education Building Parking Lot
NOTE: This is not our usual room! Please see below for a map of the Business Education Building's first floor.
Visit this link for more location information: https://www.wccnet.edu/visit/room-locator/sc.php
Registration
Early-bird pricing available for ATD Chapter Members through October 31!
- Early-bird ATD Chapter members = $25
- ATD Chapter members = $35
- Early-bird Student members = $15
- Student members = $25
- Non-member guests = $45
Registrations are not considered definite or confirmed until payment has been submitted. registration includes light appetizers and drinks.
About the Speaker: Diana Wong
Diana's expertise is in strategy and developing learning programs for improving organizational performance. She earned a PhD in organizational strategy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and an MBA in Finance and International Business from Dalhousie University, Halifax.
With an extensive international background, Diana focuses on supporting leaders and management teams with strategic planning and meeting facilitation, organization development, leadership development, executive coaching, training and development, cross-cultural competency development and organizational learning systems. Her 25 plus years of consulting encompass industries related to health care, automotive, management consulting, manufacturing, non-profit organizations, and faith-based organizations.
Diana is a certified coach in conducting 360 degree feedback with the Hay Group's emotional competency inventory for leadership development to impact performance. She was the President of the ASTD, Ann Arbor chapter from 2005-06 and became a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance by national ASTD in the pioneer cohort.
Cancellations & Refunds
Cancellations will be accepted until 5 pm the Friday before the event
- Cancellations received prior to this time/date should be requested in writing and sent to finance@a2atd.org.
- Refunds will be issued either via original payment or transferred to the next scheduled A2ATD meeting date.
- Refunds after 5 pm the Friday before the event cannot be issued, but we will gladly accept a substitution should you wish to send someone in your place.
