How To Start Your Own Business - The Do’s and Dont’s
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| Calendar | OC YMF |
|---|---|
| Location | Huitt-Zollars2603 Main Street, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92614 |
| Date | Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Details | Presentation Summary Starting your own company is the ultimate American Dream, but very few individuals take the leap. This interactive and entertaining presentation will provide attendees firsthand experience, survival techniques and lessons learned from Mr. Pakpour’s experience when he and three of his co-workers started their own consulting firm in 2004. Mr. Pakpour presentation will highlight some do’s and don’ts when considering starting a firm. Topics will include, how to get started, picking the right partner, how much money is needed, business plan preparation, accounting, marketing, branding, insurance, and host of other issues related to starting your own firm. Mr. Pakpour is a registered professional civil engineer with nearly two decades of public works design and construction management experience. He is a graduate of San Jose State University with a Bachelors and Masters in Civil Engineering. His career includes working for both public agencies and private firms. He is the past president (2012) of the Northern California Chapter of American Public Works Association (APWA) and has been a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers since 1991, two weeks before starting his freshmen year in college. Mr. Pakpour has traveled throughout California and Nevada speaking on this topic as a way to give back to the profession at various local ASCE and APWA chapters along with local Universities. Here are some responses to Mr. Pakpour's presentation: “The only presentation I have attended that was both highly informative and extremely inspiring.” Carrie Ricci, Past President, APWA Northern California Chapter “Your presentation was one of the most entertaining we have had at ASCE San Diego in a long time.” John Kilps, Past President ASCE San Diego “Your presentation was really fun, informative and different. I wish I had answered some of the questions correctly so I could get some of those bottles of tequila” Deryk Daquigan, CSG Consultants “A fun and interactive presentation, highly recommend it to anyone considering starting any kind of company”. Nick Panayotou, The Hanna Group ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Details: When: Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 Where: Huitt-Zollars - 2603 Main Street, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92614 Schedule: 6:00-6:30 PM - Light Dinner & Networking 6:30-7:30 PM - Interactive Presentation 7:30-8:00 PM - Q&A -If you have any diet restrictions please let us know in advance and we will do our best to accommodate for you -More details will be sent out as the event date approaches If you have any further questions feel free to contact Josue Candelario (josue.candelario@jacobs.com) |
| Repeats? | No |