Considering consulting - What do I need?

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qualitytrec

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Wes Bucey

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Markasmith said:
I realize this is all way off topic but lets take it a little further. Do you know where we can get some good free pictures of the Salt Lake Area that we can use in our display as we speak to churches and friends?
May I suggest, especially since you are going to republish the photos to use in a brochure, that you simply write to the webmaster of each site where you hope to get photos and ask for the FREE license to use the photos before you use them?

There's no need to complicate your struggle to create a new church in a state that's practically a theocracy of a specific church by inviting litigation.

A good start for photos would be a google search using these terms ("salt lake city" +"stock photos") You can also add the term "royalty-free", but that might not apply in your case, since some photo owners would be willing to waive a royalty fee.

There are two ways to get a photo. One is by simply copying off the web page - that does not often make for a good printable photo because the file size is too small (not high enough resolution.) Often, as a second choice, photo dealers will sell CD's or DVD's of high resolution photos suitable for printing. The photos are often "royalty free" which means there is no additional cost beyond the CD, regardless of how many reproductions you make.

This is probably more than you want to know, but it salves my conscience in helping you avoid a minor criminal act by preventing you from pirating a photo.
 
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qualitytrec

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Thanks Wes, good advice. Thank you very much for your concern and advice. I will check before using any of the photos. Especially after reading the info in the eyesore 9000 thread.
Mark :agree1:
 
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Markasmith said:
Thanks Wes, good advice. Thank you very much for your concern and advice. I will check before using any of the photos. Especially after reading the info in the eyesore 9000 thread.
Mark :agree1:
Mark, I'm in a similar boat. I am currently working as a consultant (for an organization). I am moving to northern Michigan so my wife can care for her parents. I, too will be putting out my shingle.

Here is part of my plan. Work with agencies in your area (Economic Development, etc). Also, make yourself available as a trainer for community colleges and the like. Also, you might want to check in with your local MEP center. Perhaps they might be able to use a contractor.
 

Wes Bucey

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db said:
Mark, I'm in a similar boat. I am currently working as a consultant (for an organization). I am moving to northern Michigan so my wife can care for her parents. I, too will be putting out my shingle.

Here is part of my plan. Work with agencies in your area (Economic Development, etc). Also, make yourself available as a trainer for community colleges and the like. Also, you might want to check in with your local MEP center. Perhaps they might be able to use a contractor.
What is a MEP center?
 
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Wes Bucey said:
What is a MEP center?
My apologies. I intended to explain that, but got caught up with a real "work" question. MEP stands for Manufacturing Extension Partnership. It is a network of approximately 70 centers, nation-wide. Different centers offer different services, but all are related to manufacturing. The Utah MEP can be found at http://www.mep.org/
 
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qualitygoddess - 2010

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What should the shingle say? Response to the other Dave

db said:
Here is part of my plan. Work with agencies in your area (Economic Development, etc). Also, make yourself available as a trainer for community colleges and the like. Also, you might want to check in with your local MEP center. Perhaps they might be able to use a contractor.
Based on what I have been hearing about MI, there are some big pushes now for suppliers of the big 3 to also get ISO 14001 registration. Something to check into, since you haven't printed out the shingle yet. It might say ISO 9000, ISO 14000, and other stuff!

Good luck. I started on my own last year, and it has been OK for me in SE WI.

--Jodi
 
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betterlife

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I am entering late in the discussion. I do not know if the requirements of the initiator of this thread have been met by various messages posted in reply. I will however like to share my experience about what a person should have with him for entering in consulting field.

One should first read and clearly understand the standards and all related guiding documents. For example, ISO 9001: 2000 is a performance standard free of procedural strings attached with 1994 version. So, one should very clearly understand the concept on which this standard has been based. He should be very clear about eight quality management principles as without this he will not be able to design and implement an effective QMS as required by ISO 9001: 2000.

Then he should be very clear about adopting the process approach in design of QMS from the very beginning. All steps in clause 4.1 should be very clearly understood and followed.

In short, the person should be so clear about principles, concepts and system requirements that he can explain it to a least educated person in the client organization in his mother tongue. One should not venture in to this area without being fully prepared, or else he will not be able to do justice to his job.
 
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