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Feb 26 05:41 UTC 2008

An AACS tradition is back!

On Wednesday March 6, AACS revives the "So You Want to be a Consultant?"
sessions given by John Stout.

Is it possible to survive today's computer industry as an independent
contracting consultant? We'll discuss real world business essentials such
as: How do you evaluate technologies for their future potential? How do you
get new customers? How do you effectively promote what you can do? What
should you charge for your services and how to you make sure you get paid?
What laws, regulations, business practices do you need to know? How do you
turn consulting into a ongoing, prosperous career? Even if you aren't going
to be computer industry consultant, this talk also has lots of information
you can use to help make your career choices.

I figured you also needed a bio, too, so here it is:

John W. Stout is the founder and president of Stout Systems, an Ann
Arbor-based software development and technology talent search firm whose
motto is "Consider It Done". John has both a consulting and software
development background over a nearly 30-year career, and he is a featured
speaker at industry events.
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