Refresh Seattle: Growing Pains: From Freelance to Agency October 22, 2009

About the Talk

Growing your business is hard to do. Along with the excitement of growth, comes a set of challenges: how do you organize your new business? How do you nurture and support it? How do you stay motivated and inspired with a heftier workload?

In his talk, Matt will discuss the ups and downs of growing your business from freelance to agency. He'll cover:

• Bringing in another person
• Finessing your business strategy
• Switching your focus from deliverables to solutions
• Focusing on collaboration
• How to airtight your process
• Staying creative
• Finding your niche/s
• Working with subcontractors
• Understanding your clients
• Dealing with bigger projects
• Making sure you have fun & stay inspired

If you're thinking of making the transition, this one's for you.

You MUST RSVP if you plan to attend this event, space is limited!

Schedule

6:00 - Networking & socializing
6:30 - Intro & Matt's's talk
7:30 - Q&A with Matt
8:00 - Food & Drinks at Blue Moon Burgers

About Refresh Seattle

Refresh Seattle is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in the Seattle/Puget Sound area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards, Refresh Seattle is a part of Refresh and the associated Refreshing Cities.

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Official Website: http://refreshseattle.org/