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You are cordially invited to attend the Consultant Entrepreneur's Forum, an idea exchange intended to increase our value to our clients, and more importantly (for our sanity), provide a forum to poke fun at those little incongruities of our profession.

Our next meeting will be Thursday, May 11th, between the hours of 2pm and 4pm at Pane e Cioccolato café on 10 Waverly Place (on the corner of Mercer) in downtown NYC. A haven for NYU's intellectuals, it's guaranteed to be noisy and inervating; learning by osmosis is possible here.

Participants can arrive any time between 2pm and 4pm, but note that arriving at 2pm permits you to get more out of it. Please RSVP to reserve an optimal number of seats.

The discussion topic for the afternoon will be "The value of time: A discussion on our most valuable asset and billing the right amount for it".

My teeth actually chatter in frustration at how utterly helpless some of our co-workers, partners, and clients can be. Just when did thinking for oneself become so painful that the anesthesia of our involvement became so addictive? And exactly what is it that they want? An insight, a sounding board, or a warm body to sit in a pointless meeting?

As service professionals, we all continuously struggle to arrive at a fair and justifiable fee. But just what exactly do we offer that makes us so valuable? Fixed knowledge that only you know or variable knowledge, that changes with the needs of your clients?

Remember, this is a casual forum, with no expectations of transactions, unless you're using ideas as currency. The notion is that there are simply a dearth of stimulating experiences in our networking travels, making this a refreshingly innovative concept. For more information, including the forum's participation policies and a history of this endeavor, visit: www.alberrios.com/events/cef/.

See you in 4 weeks!

Al Berrios
Managing Director
al berrios & co.

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