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SUMMARY:Startup Week Worcester Panel 3:Legal Basics for Startups: What Every Founder Should Know
DESCRIPTION:Legal Basics for Startups: What Every Founder Should Know\n\n \n\nStarting a business is exciting\, but navigating the legal landscape can be overwhelming. This session breaks down the key legal essentials every founder should understand\, including business formation\, contract basics\, and protecting intellectual property. Learn how to avoid common legal pitfalls that can slow down or jeopardize your growth. Whether you're launching a new venture or looking to strengthen your business foundation\, this discussion will provide practical insights from legal experts to help you build a legally sound and scalable startup.  \n\nPanelists:\n\nPeter Cifchiello\, Partner\, Bowditch Attorneys\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE\n\n\n\nA Partnership with Auxilium and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce\n\nApril 8-10\, 2025
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Legal Basics for Startups: What Every Founder Should Know</strong></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem\; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height)\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Roboto Condensed&quot\;\; font-size: 16px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\; background-color: rgb(244\, 244\, 243)\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;">Starting a business is exciting\, but navigating the legal landscape can be overwhelming. This session breaks down the <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">key legal essentials</span> every founder should understand\, including business formation\, contract basics\, and protecting intellectual property. Learn how to <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">avoid <span style="font-size:14px\;">common legal pitfalls</span></span><span style="font-size:14px\;"> that can slow down or jeopardize your growth. Whether you&#39\;re launching a new venture or looking to strengthen your business foundation\, this discussion will provide <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">practical insights from legal experts</span> to help you build a legally sound and scalable startup.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height)\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Roboto Condensed&quot\;\; font-size: 16px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\; background-color: rgb(244\, 244\, 243)\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Panelists:</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="margin: 1rem 0px 0px\; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height)\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Roboto Condensed&quot\;\; font-size: 16px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\; background-color: rgb(244\, 244\, 243)\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Peter Cifchiello\, Partner\, Bowditch Attorneys</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p><br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="background:yellow\;"><span style="color:red\;"><a href="https://www.startupweekworcester.com/workshops/event-five-e9dkt"><span style="color:red\;">REGISTER HERE</span></a></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 17px\; padding: 0px\; direction: ltr\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\; line-height: 25px\; color: rgb(152\, 152\, 152)\;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-13402 aligncenter" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="226" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw\, 1000px" src="https://www.worcesterchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ColorSkyline.jpg" srcset="https://www.worcesterchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ColorSkyline.jpg 1000w\, https://www.worcesterchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ColorSkyline-300x68.jpg 300w\, https://www.worcesterchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ColorSkyline-768x174.jpg 768w" style="box-sizing: border-box\; height: auto\; max-width: 100%\; clear: both\; display: block\; margin: 5px auto\;" width="1000" /></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 17px\; padding: 0px\; direction: ltr\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\; line-height: 25px\; color: rgb(152\, 152\, 152)\; text-align: center\;">A Partnership with&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.auxiliumworcester.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(2\, 104\, 146)\; text-decoration-line: none\; line-height: inherit\; transition: 0.3s ease-in-out\; outline: none\;">Auxilium</a>&nbsp\;and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce</p>\n\n<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 12px 0px\; padding: 0px\; font-size: 27px\; direction: ltr\; font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-weight: bold\; color: rgb(88\, 88\, 88)\; text-rendering: optimizelegibility\; line-height: 1.1\; text-align: center\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: inherit\;">April 8-10\, 2025</strong></h2>\n
LOCATION:College of the Holy Cross - Hogan Center1 College Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610United States (map)
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URL:https://business.cmschamber.org/events/details/startup-week-worcester-panel-3-legal-basics-for-startups-what-every-founder-should-know-18470
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