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Starting our own anesthesia conference business, have questions!!
A few CRNA friends and I are starting a business putting on our own anesthesia conferences. We would be doing these conferences in areas conducive to sportsman or outdoor activities. There's a few questions I hope you folks might be able to answer:
1- how much do speakers cost? We'd be doing some of the presentations ourselves it may need to hire a speaker or two... We would be doing CEUs only to start.
Anyone here doing there own conferences?
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Speakers are very expensive, some more than others. I don't remember exact figures, but it seems like many are $100/hour and some with a minimum hour amount plus expenses including travel
RAY
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By $100/hr you're talking about speaking time, correct?
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Yes...it's a good gigOriginally Posted by wheil17
RAY
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That's the very minimum.
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Hey
Speakers get an honorarium for speaking which ranges from 400-800$ plus hotel and travel It can go higher depending upon demand and it varies. Often speakers will do it for less at state meetings than they will at for profit conferences. Additionally, you will find alot of speakers weary of being associated with a new venture.
Mike
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Lots of competition out there. People pick locations, topics and speakers and not necessarily in that order.
Most speakers charge about $250 and up per lecture hour + expenses. Expenses include airfare, hotel, meals, cabs, etc.
Before you invest a lot of money in this business, do a good business plan and overestimate expenses and underestimate income. It has worked for a lot of people and groups, but like I said, there is a lot of competition out there.
Example of expenses include, marketing, purchasing mailing lists, printing of brochures, coffee at the meetings (very expensive), travel, speakers fees and office type expenses.
I don't want to discourage you, because I believe in setting up businesses, but only if they are a success.
Jan Mannino
Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History
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Facility rental will also be a major expense, and some facilities will require a guaranteed number of hotel room sales before booking.
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Some hotels charge $500 for a pot of coffee...and that was in Arkansas!
RAY
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is it really that good there? maybe they oughta call it razorbucks coffee.
i got a BA in graphic arts at a local online community college. GPA was 2.7. got into anesthesia by the grace of jeebus. i'm now the best charter in my department -- ca. 2010
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