Have you ever considered opening a private practice? Establishing a Conservation Practice is a four-week, online course designed to meet the needs of conservators who wish to own or manage a professional conservation business. In this course, participants will encounter readings, case studies, worksheets, presentations, and exercises to begin thinking and planning for success. Online discussion forums allow participants to draw on the combined experience of other participants, the course facilitator, and select outside experts. All you need is a PC or Mac computer with Internet access, and a reasonably up-to-date browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Chrome) to participate.
In this course, participants will learn to: - Recognize the advantages and drawbacks of private practice - Identify and define the documents that provide short and long term business guidance - Understand the advantages and drawbacks of various business structures, such as sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation - Understand the role of legal, accounting, finance, marketing, employment, and other expertise in business management and maintenance - Use model documents and spreadsheets to plan your business - Locate additional resources on the internet and elsewhere to assist in setting up a private practice The course will begin on Thursday, March 30, 2017 and continue, with new activities and discussions each week, through Thursday, April 27, 2017. Course materials will remain available to participants for two weeks after the course ends. The fee for this course is $200 for American Institute for Conservation (AIC) members, $300 for non-members. Early bird rate for AIC members is $120, $180 for non-members. Early bird registration ends March 15, 2017. International participants, please note: This course is designed for conservators seeking to begin a private practice in the United States. Because legal and taxation environments vary from one country to another, some material (perhaps 20%) will not be applicable outside the U.S. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
