Theresa Shafer and I are giving a talk on “10 Tips on How to Choose a Business Partner” on Monday, September 13, 2010, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm at the Women In Consulting (WIC) South Bay meeting.
Theresa Shafer and Sean Murphy, consultants at SKMurphy, Inc. will outline important tips and things to consider when choosing a partner, sub-contractor, or alliances members that will help grow your business. We will explore a range of working relationships including employees, contractors, alliances, partners and co-owners. We will look these relationship roles and tips for structuring these deals.
This session will explore:
Difference between employees, contractors, alliances, partners and co-owners
Defining the relationship roles
When to decide to partner
What partners need from you
How to pitch to a partner
About the Presenters
Theresa Shafer is a hardware engineer and a mom, with a do-it/done methodology.
Sean Murphy has taken an entrepreneurial approach to life since he could drive. They have served as an advisor to dozens of startups, helping them explore new options and bring their businesses to new levels. SKMurphy, Inc., focuses on early customers and early revenue for software startups, helping engineers to understand business development. Their clients have offerings in electronic design automation, artificial intelligence, web-enabled collaboration, proteomics, text analytics, legal services automation, and medical services workflow.
Location
Los Gatos Lodge, 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032; 408-354-3300
(Off of Hwy 880 at the Hwy 9 exit)
Cost (includes meeting, meal, beverage, dessert)
WIC Members: $23 preregistration, $28 at the door
Non-WIC Members: $33 preregistration, $38 at the door
Price includes meeting, meal, beverage, and dessert
Register: https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Register/ECReg.asp?ievent=338196
(Note: advanced on-line reservation closes Thursday, September 9, 2010, 12 Noon)
