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Session 8: Protecting the Business & Your Intellectual Property

• FOLLOW UP FROM SESSION 7 & ELEVATOR PITCHES• DISCUSSION - BUSINESS STRUCTURE, IP PROTECTION, &

REGULATIONS• BUSINESS FORMATION & PROTECTION by BILL STRENCH• IP PROTECTION by TERRY WRIGHT• PANEL DISCUSSION• NETWORKING & SNACKS• CALL TO ORDER – WRAP-UP & ACTION STEPS• WORKSHOP ON FINANCIALS

COACHING – SUZANNE BERGMEISTER, SATISH RAI, TY ADAMS & MARK CRANE

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Business Organizational StructureChoices & Consequences

• What type of entity is most appropriate for your venture

– Sole Proprietorship

– Partnerships

– Corporations (C and S corps)

– Limited Liability Corps

• How does the choice of business organizational structure affect its operations

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Walking &Talking with a Perspective Investor – Your Pitch

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Legal Issues for Start-Ups

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Protecting Intellectual Property

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Wrap-Up & Action Steps • Business Organizational Structure, Control

Documents, IP, Licensing & Gov. Compliance • Action Steps

– Draft section of the Business Plan titled The Company; IP; disclosures & governmental approval section of the P/S/T section (compliance, guidance, & regulations, etc)

– Refine Executive Summary section of the Business Plan & Elevator Pitch

– Update and Refine data in the Financial Template

• Read Module 9: Identifying Funding and Working With Investors