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SUMMARY:Legal Considerations for "Women-Owned" Business Certifications
DESCRIPTION:Are you thinking about certifying your business as woman-owned?  A common reason that applications for certification are denied\, is that the business is not set up correctly.  Join us for an overview of the process and criteria for obtaining WBE/WOSB certification and explanation of the supporting materials that must be submitted for different business types.\n\nYour Facilitators\n\nLouise Leduc Kennedy\, Founding Attorney at West Hill Law\, is a business law attorney with extensive experience advising technology companies on strategic and commercial matters including: software commercialization\, cloud computing\, strategic alliances and all aspects of on-line business and contracting. She has advised start-ups\, mid-sized private and public companies as well as Fortune 100 enterprises in a variety of matters that also include mergers and acquisitions\, employment law issues and open source software strategies. Louise particularly enjoys working with small and medium-sized entrepreneurial businesses. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recognized Louise as a "Top Women of Law" honoree in 2022.\n\nKim Prior\, Transactional Attorney at West Hill Law\, is a business law attorney with experience advising clients on a variety of corporate matters.  Kim has specialized knowledge in private investment funds\, domestic and international securities offerings\, corporate formation\, equity structuring\, financings and contract negotiations representing both for-profit and non-for-profit businesses.\n\nDeb Thomas\, Attorney and CWE Volunteer\, is a corporate lawyer by training and has had various volunteer roles at CWE since 2008\, including volunteer coordinator and WBENC committee member. For the past 5 years she has chaired the Resource Development Committee and the annual Auction & Gala.  Previously she served on the Board of Trustees of Harborlight Montessori School in Beverly\, Massachusetts. As Chair\, she helped guide the school through a merger\, sale of one campus and a head of school search.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size:12pt">Are you thinking about certifying your business as woman-owned?&nbsp\; A common reason that applications for certification are denied\, is that the business is not set up correctly.&nbsp\; Join us for an overview of the process and criteria for obtaining WBE/WOSB certification and explanation of the supporting materials that must be submitted for different business types.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><strong>Your Facilitators</strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size:12pt"><strong>Louise Leduc Kennedy</strong>\, Founding Attorney at West Hill Law\, is a business law attorney with extensive experience advising technology companies on strategic and commercial matters including: software commercialization\, cloud computing\, strategic alliances and all aspects of on-line business and contracting. She has advised start-ups\, mid-sized private and public companies as well as Fortune 100 enterprises in a variety of matters that also include mergers and acquisitions\, employment law issues and open source software strategies. Louise particularly enjoys working with small and medium-sized entrepreneurial businesses. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recognized Louise as a &ldquo\;Top Women of Law&rdquo\; honoree in 2022.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size:12pt"><strong>Kim Prior</strong>\, Transactional Attorney at West Hill Law\,&nbsp\;is a business law attorney with experience advising clients on a variety of corporate matters.&nbsp\; Kim has specialized knowledge in private investment funds\, domestic and international securities offerings\, corporate formation\, equity structuring\, financings and contract negotiations representing both for-profit and non-for-profit businesses.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size:12pt"><strong>Deb Thomas</strong>\, Attorney and CWE Volunteer\, is a corporate lawyer by training and has had various volunteer roles at CWE since 2008\, including volunteer coordinator and WBENC committee member. For the past 5 years she has chaired the Resource Development Committee and the annual Auction &amp\; Gala.&nbsp\; Previously she served on the Board of Trustees of Harborlight Montessori School in Beverly\, Massachusetts. As Chair\, she helped guide the school through a merger\, sale of one campus and a head of school search.</span></p>\n
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