BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190327T200000Z DTEND:20190327T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Start Me Up Legal Conference DESCRIPTION:Formation\, Operational\, and Exit Strategies for Innovators\n\n \n\nAccording to the U.S. Small Business Administration\, more than half of all startups fail within the first five years. Why do so many fail? Arguably the most overlooked factor is a lack of legal guidance. Our panel of experts is here to help with a program specifically tailored to the needs of budding entrepreneurs. Learn how to plan\, start\, build\, and maintain a lean startup like a pro!\n\n \n\nQuestions and topics that will be addressed:\n\n What type of entity should I form?\n What kind of governing agreements do I need?\n How do I protect my entity's intellectual property?\n How do I protect myself in the event of death\, disability or departure of a co-founder?\n How do I incentivize employees?\n What are my tax obligations as a business owner?\n Should I have an employment agreement?\n When and how do I register a trademark or copyright\, or file for a patent?\n Do I need a lawyer to review contracts before I sign them?\n What do angel and VC investors look for?\n What laws do I need to comply with to take in investment funds?\n How can I prepare for an exit event?\n\n \n\nINTRODUCTION \n\nBrad McNamara\, Freight Farms\, Inc. \n\n \n\nFORMATION AND FINANCING\n\nAiVi Nguyen\, Bowditch & Dewey LLP (moderator)\n\nJulie O'Neill\, Bowditch & Dewey LLP \n\nMatthew Morris\, Bowditch & Dewey LLP \n\nJeffrey Parker\, GrandBanks Capital\n\nAaron Birt\, Solvus Global\n\n \n\nOPERATIONS\n\nGiselle Rivera-Flores\, The Learning Hub (moderator)\n\nBrian Mullin\, Bowditch & Dewey LLP\n\nStacy Chin\, HydroGlyde Coatings\, LLC \n\nDavid Crouch\, ten24\n\n \n\nEXIT STRATEGIES\n\nJoe Vignaly\, Business Strategy Consulting Partners (moderator)\n\nGeorge Tetler\, Bowditch & Dewey LLP\n\nDonna Levin\, Worcester Polytechnic Institute\n\nJohn Joseph\, Datanomix X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Formation\, Operational\, and Exit Strategies for Innovators
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\nAccording to the U.S. Small Business Administration\, more than half of all startups fail within the first five years. Why do so many fail? Arguably the most overlooked factor is a lack of legal guidance. Our panel of experts is here to help with a program specifically tailored to the needs of budding entrepreneurs. Learn how to plan\, start\, build\, and maintain a lean startup like a pro!
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\nQuestions and topics that will be addressed:\n\n  \;
\nINTRODUCTION \;
\nBrad McNamara\, Freight Farms\, Inc.
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\nFORMATION AND FINANCING
\nAiVi Nguyen\, Bowditch &\; Dewey LLP (moderator)
\nJulie O'\;Neill\, Bowditch &\; Dewey LLP
\nMatthew Morris\, Bowditch &\; Dewey LLP
\nJeffrey Parker\, GrandBanks Capital
\nAaron Birt\, Solvus Global
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\nOPERATIONS
\nGiselle Rivera-Flores\, The Learning Hub (moderator)
\nBrian Mullin\, Bowditch &\; Dewey LLP
\nStacy Chin\, HydroGlyde Coatings\, LLC
\nDavid Crouch\, ten24
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\nEXIT STRATEGIES
\nJoe Vignaly\, Business Strategy Consulting Partners (moderator)
\nGeorge Tetler\, Bowditch &\; Dewey LLP
\nDonna Levin\, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
\nJohn Joseph\, Datanomix LOCATION:AC Marriott 125 Front Street Worcester\, MA 01608 Parking: Worcester Common Parking Garage entrance location on Trumbull Street. Parking is located under hotel. UID:e.2083.9461 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260424T092022Z URL:https://business.cmschamber.org/events/details/start-me-up-legal-conference-9461 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR