227869 What you need to know about consulting in Public Health: Tool, tips and strategies for new consultants

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM

Michelle Kling, MS, RN , Kling Consulting, Reno, NV
                 
A practicing public health consultant will describe some of the essential strategies that will make you an effective independent consultant. Those strategies include creating a vision and business plan, identifying resources necessary for success, writing proposals, contracts, and time keeping and negotiating with contractors. The importance of networking and relationship building will be highlighted as well as how a new contract can be acquired through means that you would least expect.

Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadership
Other professions or practice related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Describe essential steps in creating a reputable consulting business

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the owner of Kling Consulting, a company that consults in public health.
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Name of Organization Clinical/Research Area Type of relationship
Kling Consulting Owner/employee I am employee of Kling Consulting

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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