As a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE mentors, conducts workshops and provides free counseling to new and existing small businesses.
For more information about other SCORE workshops and/or to get FREE One-On-One Business Counseling please visit our website at: www.scorenorwalk.org
If you have any questions please contact SCORE Fairfield County at 203-831-0065 or by email at: score.fairfieldcounty@gmail.com
SCORE is excited to introduce a NEW workshop series called "SCORE Legal: What You Need To Know", the first workshop in the series will be:
Intro to Practical Business Legal Issues
on
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | check-in starts at 5:30 pm
at the
Norwalk City Hall - Community Hall
125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851
This FREE workshop will explore the practical legal issues that arise from owning and operating a business.
You will learn about:
- Choice of business entity
- Agreements between and among owners
- Basic sales agreements
- Issues facing consultancies and services businesses
- Employee and independent contractor issues
- Doing business on the internet
- Intro to legal aspects of social media
Our Panel of Experts of this Workshop are:
Will Tennant is a business and IP attorney practicing in Fairfield County, CT and New York City. He works with small businesses in various stages handling diverse matters and transactions that include business formation, contracts, trademarks, IP, licensing, internet and business disputes. Will is also a SCORE business counselor.
Ann Matthews is an attorney in the Corporate Department of Wiggin and Dana LLP. Ann practices in Connecticut and New York, representing public and privately-held companies in acquisitions, divestitures, commercial transactions and other general corporate matters. She also regularly advises public companies on securities law compliance and corporate goverance.
Christelle Dorcil is an attorney in the Corporate Department at Wiggin and Dana LLP. She has worked with large financial institutions and borrowers in connection with the negotiation, documentation and closing of commercial lending transactions as well as corporate formation and governance matters.