Information Entrepreneurship: Business Practicalities You Must Know - Now and Later
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Registration fee: $50.
Planning and starting an information based business requires consideration of many aspects unrelated to the professional expertise we offer.
In a concise session, we cover the waterfront of things a new entrepreneur must think about, with a focus on reality:
- Feasibility and financial requirements
- Practicalities: Expenses, taxes, office support
- Marketing, branding, professional presence
- Proposals, contracts, fees, insurance
- Client relations
- Context: Attractions/Challenges: Why do I want to be on my own? What will be difficult?
The session points out the many potential pitfalls new entrepreneurs may encounter and dishes out serious advice based on decades of experience. If you are starting out your business or it's early days for you, you can't afford to miss this packed session of solid colleague-to-colleague truths.
The session is based on a course the instructors teach at the iSchool Institute at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto - with rave reviews. It is offered with the Institute's express permission.
Benefits
- Come away with solid advice regarding the business aspects of entrepreneurship
- Don't learn the hard way the lessons others did
- Finalize your to-do list of things to investigate
- Gain confidence in having the "back office" in good shape
- Have subsequent access to the presenters for personal advice
About the Presenters
 Pam Casey, CTT+, LIT, SSW, www.informationnow.ca
Having worked in the information profession and managed libraries in the biopharma sector for 15 years, Pam Casey is the President of Information Now, an information consultancy providing Information Management and training solutions to help small-medium sized businesses save time and money and be more competitive.
Pam's experience includes executive positions with SLA Toronto, SLA Leadership & Management Division, and Ontario Association of Library Technicians. She was on SLA’s advisory council for the 2010 annual conference. Pam is known by her colleagues as a dedicated, enthusiastic, creative, and reliable professional.
Ulla de Stricker, MA, MLS, www.destricker.com
 A recognized leader in the library and information management community, Ulla de Stricker has been active since 1977 in the information industry and as a consultant in knowledge management. Clients include Canadian federal and provincial government entities; corporations and their libraries; and professional and technical publishers in Canada and the US. Ulla speaks frequently at information management related conferences and contributes regularly to information industry journals. Ulla is the author of two books relevant for independents:
- Business Cases for Info Pros: Here's Why, Here's How. Information Today, 2008
- Is Consulting for You? American Library Association, 2007
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Contact:
ulla@destricker.com
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