Capital PC User Group (CPCUG)
Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (E&C SIG)
"Extra"
Seminar and Discussion--
CREATING AND MANAGING A VIRTUAL OFFICE:
An IT Entrepreneur Shares His Secrets to Success
Speaker: Naseem F. Saab, President, Results Software
When: Saturday, April 5, 2008, 1:30-3:30 pm
(Check-in: Starts at 1:00 pm)
Where: Bethesda (location to be announced after registration close)
Attendee Limit: 20
Cost: $15, CPCUG Members (nonmembers, $25).
Advance registration and payment required.
In recent years we've heard the term "virtual office." What exactly does the
term mean? How is it different from a home office? How do its practitioners
differ from general contractors? Is a virtual office just a way to start your
business, or can it be your model throughout the life of your organization?
During this presentation, the founder and owner of a 22-year-old consulting and
software company will share his thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of
going the virtual office route. He will explain why a virtual office was the
right model for his company for 20 years:
o Why he chose the virtual office model
o Why it was better for staff
o Why it was better for clients
o How it helped his company stay competitive
o How it helped his company be successful
o What changed--why, after 20 years, his company opened an office outside
his home
Attendees will also get tips on leveraging technology to help grow their
businesses, and on communicating with contractors, clients, and prospects
remotely and face to face.
There will be ample time for Q&A, so gather your questions.
Attendees will have a chance to share their own experiences with the virtual
office model.
Speaker: In his role as president of Results Software, Naseem F. Saab has
helped small business owners streamline their operations, increase efficiency,
and improve customer relationships. As a result of his management experience
and business philosophies, he has become a recognized innovator in providing
solutions to small and mid-size businesses. Prior to founding Results Software,
Naseem was an experienced and successful project manager, programmer, analyst,
system interface designer, and database expert.
Naseem graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in
electro-mechanical engineering. He has designed, prepared, and delivered many
training courses. Naseem is a frequent speaker on topics including growth
strategies, office automation, leveraging customer relationship management
(CRM) to boost sales, and streamlining business processes. A long-time member
of CPCUG, and former chair of its Clipper SIG, Naseem gave a TechBrief for
CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG on "Why You Should Treat Your Clients
and Customers Like Prospects."
Recognizing the need of small business to maximize the efficiency of limited
resources, Naseem Saab, in 1986, developed and launched the software
application he named Results, integrating scalable CRM capabilities with
critical business management functions to control critical customer management
details from initial contact to final payment. Specific functions include
contact management, time and activity tracking, billing and invoicing, payment
collection, inventory management, work group calendar, document management, and
reporting.
Naseem may be contacted at via e-mail at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
REGISTRATION:
o Limited to first 20 who register and pay.
o Must register by Wednesday, April 2, 2008.
o To register: Call the CPCUG office at (301) 560-6442 during business hours.
(If you get an answering machine, please leave a message with the best time(s)
to return your call.)
o After the 20 available spots are filled, a waiting list will be started. If
you register and can't attend, please call the CPCUG office. Someone else may
be able to attend in your place.
For more information, visit:
http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/workshops.html#vo
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Future FREE CPCUG E&C SIG Events:
Saturday, April 19, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm
INVENTING BASICS:
Getting Started As an Independent Inventor
Speaker: David Whiteis,
Microsoft Certified Networking Engineer, BubbleRings.com
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm
WIKINOMICS AND MASS COLLABORATION
Speaker: Julia Loughran, President, ThoughtLink, Inc.
Saturday, June 21, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm
FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
Brian Thomas, CFP, Financial Advisor,
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Saturday, July 19, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm
Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced
Saturday, August 16, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm
WINDOWS MAINTENANCE AND COMPUTER TROUBLESHOOTING
Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG
Saturday, September 20, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm
THE LIGHTGLOVE VIRTUAL CONTROLLER:
On the Journey From Inventor's Dream to Market
Speaker: MG Howard, CEO, Lightglove
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm
CHOOSING THE LEGAL STRUCTURE FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Panelists: Jina Etienne, CPA (and others)
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Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) "Users Helping Users"
Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG
http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/
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