Learn practical steps to minimize risks, secure contracts, and navigate local business laws. This is an in-person event.

Learn practical steps to minimize risks, secure contracts, and navigate local business laws.

This is an in-person event.

The Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity in partnership with Bean Kinney & Korman present the Small Business Legal Summit.

Protect your business and scale with confidence. Join us to learn how to pick the right business structure, draft clear contracts, and protect your intellectual property. Avoid costly mistakes and build a strong legal foundation.

This summit is for you if you:

• Are starting a new business.
• Own an existing small business and want to grow safely.
• Want to learn the rules without reading long law books.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Chris Ley at chris.ley@sbsd.virginia.gov.

Agenda

• 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Registration and Check in
• 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
  • Welcome by SBSD and Bean Kinney & Korman
• 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
  • General Corporate Matters, presented by Jennifer Schiffer
• 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
  • Employment Matters, presented by Doug Taylor
• 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
  • Intellectual Property Matters, presented by Kandis Koustenis

Agenda subject to change.