Advising Startups and New Businesses
National Business Institute
Course description
Advising Startups and New Businesses
From restaurants to tech startups, over 600,000 new businesses open their doors each year - and most of them need legal advice. Launching and growing a new business is a challenging and exciting opportunity for counsel and owner alike. Learn how to tackle the gamut of issues you're likely to encounter, including entity selection, capital raising, hiring, contracts, and IP basics. Register today!
- LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp or Partnership? Get strategies for choosing the entity that fits the business.
- Dive into essential and modern capital raising techniques, like SBA microloans and social funding platforms.
- Learn how to advise when it's time to hire employees or independent contractors.
- Discover how to handle IP protection, assignment, and enforcement issues.
- Get forms and insights on key early-stage agreements.
- Learn how to navigate ethical dilemmas in the new business context.
Training content
- What's the Difference? New Small Businesses vs. "Startups"
- Choosing the Right Entity(ies): S-Corp, C-Corp, LLC, or Partnership?
- Financing and Capital Raising
- Hiring Employees and Contractors
- Drafting Strategies and Forms: The Early Stages
- What Non-IP Attorneys Need to Know About IP
- Ethical Concerns for the Startup Attorney
Why choose NBI?
More than 1.3 million professionals have trusted NBI with their training
With 35+ years of expertise, we understand the needs of professionals seeking continuing education
Our diverse catalog of 4,000+ courses covers topics in all legal disciplines
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National Business Institute
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