I wanted to post a short note to the list about June's ACFUG meeting topic. This will be the same presentation I gave this year at cf.Objective(). Mainly, it's about the "independence" process that many of us find ourselves wanting to explore. It's about the path from Employee to Contractor to Business Owner and is based on conversation after conversation I've had with various folks in the technology community who have gone out on their own. It's about the many ways people start their own business, what they needed to get started, what problems they face. It's not just for people who want to start their own massive empire, it's also for folks who wonder what it's like to be a contract employee and what types of things you will need to consider.
Lastly, with the smaller group at ACFUG, I see this meeting being a little more of a back and forth discussion around this and less of a "lecture". Though I will have my slides from the cf.Objective() talk, I am very interested in hearing from folks during the meeting about things they have done right or wrong in their own quest to own a business or go out on your own in other ways. Also - the slides from the cf.Objective() talk are online on my blog if you'd like a preview... http://www.sumoc.com/blog/post.cfm/cf-objective-talk-small-business-ownership-for-geeks -Cameron On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 2:04 PM, John Mason <ma...@fusionlink.com> wrote: > June 2011 ACFUG Meeting Date *Wednesday, June 1, 2011* > > Dinner & Schmoozing *6:00 PM* Meeting Time *6:30 PM to 9:00 PM* > Location *Vaco* > [Directions<http://www.acfug.org/index.cfm?fa=home.meetinglocation&eventid=348> > ] Dress *Anywhere from casual to business formal* Price *FREE!* > *RSVP for this > meeting!*<http://www.acfug.org/index.cfm?fa=rsvp.rsvpaction&EventID=348> > *Add to Outlook > calendar.*<http://www.acfug.org/index.cfm?fa=meetings.vcal&EventID=348> > Topics > > *Small Business Ownership for Geeks* > > Doing side projects? Contract work? Freelance? Should you be a Sole > Proprietor, LLC, or S Corp? How do you handle your accounting? What about > legal issues and contracts? Do you need a business license? Should you be a > W2 employee or 1099 contractor? What the heck is a 1099 anyway? If you are > currently a small business owner or thinking about becoming one, this > session will give you a crash course in the issues and pitfalls you may > face. Should you be a W2 employee or 1099 contractor? What the heck is a > 1099 anyway? If you are currently a small business owner or thinking about > becoming one, this session will give you a crash course in the issues and > pitfalls you may face. > About The Speakers > > *Cameron Childress* > > Cameron is the owner of Sumo Consulting, a company focused on building > richer experiences for software in the enterprise. Founder of the Atlanta > CFUG, he has been a leader in the technology community for more than 10 > years. A self-proclaimed foosball champion, make sure to challenge him to a > game. Cameron can be reached at camer...@sumoc.com. > -- Cameron Childress Sumo Consulting Inc http://www.sumoc.com --- cell: 678.637.5072 aim: cameroncf email: camer...@gmail.com
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