A Four-Part Womens Entrepreneurship Seminar Series

the life cycle of a startup business: what you need to know for every milestone

SPEAKERS
Christine A. Reuther, Esq. Business & Tax Attorney McCausland Keen & Buckman John S. Ondik Management Consultant & Owner The Ondik Group Pamela K. Wenner Business & Tax Accountant Beucler, Kelly & Irwin, Ltd. Christopher F. Wright, Esq. Business Attorney for Entrepreneurs McCausland Keen & Buckman

Are you starting a business of your own but dont know where to begin? Dont worry you are not alone. In fact, national entrepreneurial activity is at its highest level since 1999, and in the past 16 years, the number of all women-owned businesses has grown by 59%. Given the new economic reality of our time, more people than ever before are creating work they love, constructed to fit with their life goals. But what does it take to start and build a successful business? McCausland Keen & Buckman developed the four-part Womens Entrepreneurship Seminar Series to help women entrepreneurs who are ready to launch or expand their business learn about the myriad of business and legal aspects associated with the various stages of the business life cycle. Please join McCausland Keen & Buckman, in conjunction with Beucler, Kelly & Irwin, Ltd., and The Ondik Group, on February 6, 2014 for Starting Your Own Business: Are You Ready? the first session of a four-part series to discuss the nuts and bolts of building a startup, what must be accomplished for a business to advance to the next stage of growth, and how to avoid many of the pitfalls that often occur in the early stages of a startups development.

THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING KEY ELEMENTS OF STARTING A BUSINESS: Business Planning Why You, Why This Business, Why Now?  Mission Statement, Value Proposition, Competition, Marketing/Sales, Operations and Funding Legal 101  What are you going to be? How to choose an entity and set up relationships with investors and partners Accounting & Tax Matters Taxes: Federal, State & Local  Bookkeeping: What You Need to Know to Get Started Intellectual Property As a Differentiator  The role of trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and patents as assets and competitive tools in your business  Customer contract strategy: Communication tool and risk manager

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Upcoming Womens Entrepreneurship Series Seminars: April 2014 Your Business is Up and Running Now What? June 2014 Financing and Supporting Your Growing Business October 2014 Exiting Your Business: Whats Your Strategy?

WOMENS ENTREPRENEURSHIP SEMINAR SERIES PART I STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS: ARE YOU READY?
WHEN: T  hursday, February 6, 2014 7:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. WHERE:  McCausland Keen & Buckman 259 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 160 Radnor, PA 19087 (Parking is free) COST:  $25 if registered by January 27, 2014 $35 after deadline AGENDA 7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Registration, Mix & Mingle, Breakfast 8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Welcome, Introduction, Overview 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Program

REGISTRATION: SEATING IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 30 REGISTRANTS*

RSVP to Crystal Garcia at (610) 341-1072 or cgarcia@mkbattorneys.com with your name, title and contact information. Registrants will be contacted to confirm and coordinate payment.
*All registration fees are non-refundable as a limited amount of space is available. Substitutions may be made if you can provide a replacement.