Event Details
| Course Type | |
|---|---|
| Original Date Of Course | |
| Course Instructor | Ryen Rasmus, Esq. |
| General Credits | 1 |
Advising New Businesses for Lawyers (On-Demand)
$129.00
This CLE will examine the issues unique to new and early-stage businesses. Clients looking to run such businesses often have unique needs and require advice and assistance that relate to their nascent position in the business life cycle. Clients often rely on their attorneys to help them to navigate the process of making a clean break from their previous employer, choosing and forming the appropriate business entity, gathering the tools they will need to set up basic processes, and assembling a team of professionals to help them launch smoothly and effectively.
Course Description
This CLE will examine the issues unique to new and early-stage businesses. Clients looking to run such businesses often have unique needs and require advice and assistance that relate to their nascent position in the business life cycle. Clients often rely on their attorneys to help them to navigate the process of making a clean break from their previous employer, choosing and forming the appropriate business entity, gathering the tools they will need to set up basic processes, and assembling a team of professionals to help them launch smoothly and effectively.
Syllabus
- How to advise clients about their new business if they are still working for someone else
- The various entity types, how they work, and which is likely to be best for your client
- Foundational corporate documents like shareholder and operating agreements, employment agreements, and internal policies
- Funding the business and protecting its most important assets
- Selecting other professionals to aid the business, including finance and tax professionals
- Long-term planning to ensure business continuity.
