Building your business means planning ahead. Plan ahead for 2010. Here are three links that every expert witness should check out for 2010

The INTA Conference, in Boston: Every expert should go to some upcoming conferences. Its a great way to build networks and insight. And if you possibly can, you should go to the International Trademark Association conference. Its well worth your time. There are so many people to meet, experts, entrepreneurs, lawyers, firms of all sizes, vendors, terrific guest speakers. I got to INTA this last year, 2009, in Seattle. It was a a really good conference, well manged, well attended. We met some terrific folks from West-law, and of course Bob and Shelly at Applied Marketing Science, and hundreds of experts and independent consultants who stopped by to say hi to us. This next year its in Boston, May 22 through the 26. Round Table Group will be there!

Learn Business Develop Ideas. I really like this Blog that Meredith writes for Expert Communications, an expert witness training and marketing firm. She writes better and more clearly than most  Every expert should learn how to promote themselves, and their business, and there are some good resources for experts in her postings. Check out her Blog posting on retainers, as well.

Hire the Best Expert: I just had my end-of-year sit down with my 'tax guy', who along with many other fine qualities, recognized early on my near total ignorance about taxes in general. It is always an hour well spent. Many experts work from home offices, or have a small business, and the tax implications of both are significant.When i went looking for a good tax professional a few years back, i wanted to see certifications, and industry standards (like the NATP or ACPA), academic degrees, evidence of continuing education, and specifically, i needed expertise in new home ownership, and work from home small businesses. What expertise do you need from a tax professional? Finding the right tax professional is a smart business development move.
Toby 

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