Robmeister - how come you stopped doing the seminars? We did seminars for about 4 years on Tax Strategies and Estate Planning. They went well but shifted away from those as the business shifted a bit...
Long story short....I was working for a firm under whose tutelage I got into some powerful strategies and learned the ins-and-outs of doing seminars.
I planned on really getting my feet wet and saving $$$$ with this firm and then eventually starting my own firm (and not have to split commissions).
After just a year with this firm, the owner got in trouble with the regulatory powers that be and my lawyer advised me to run for the hills before any of the "problems" stuck to me. So I was out of the nest before growing the feathers I needed (i.e. growth capital).
Since January I've been in a holding pattern as far as starting my own firm.