Legal Basics that Small Business Owners Need to Know

This half-day interactive workshop focuses on the following topics that are key in the life of a small business owner:

• Selecting and forming a legal entity for your business
• How to bring in co-owners
• Creating an LLC Operating Agreement or Corporate Shareholder’s Agreement
• Employee vs. independent contractor issues
• Leasing property – pitfalls to avoid
• Doing business in other states
• Operating your business over the internet
• Intellectual property including trademarks, and trade names
• Contracts small businesses may encounter

Listen to what others who have attended this workshop have to say about the instructor and the program:

• Awesome! I learned a number of new legal requirements and pitfalls.
• The instructor explained and provided example legal documents that will be very useful.
• The instructor was great – everything was clear and he made it fun.
• The workshop had a great pace and the instructor made everything understandable and answered all our questions. He was a very knowledge attorney and covered a lot of valuable issues.

Presenter

This workshop is presented by Guy Towle, an active SCORE mentor and retired attorney. Guy worked for 41 years as a practicing business and corporate attorney, the last 17 of which as a partner in the firm of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP. During his legal career he assisted numerous small business owners with their legal issues and has a very good understanding of the needs of small businesses and their owners. As a volunteer mentor with SCORE, Guy regularly counsels small business owners on various aspects of their business, focusing principally on legal matters. Learn more about Guy at his LinkedIn profile here: Guy Towle.

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When: March 11, 2022
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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For more information, contact: Workshop Administrator 206.553.7320