Starting a Business: A Bird's Eye View of the Legal Landscape (In Person)

Invest Ottawa is dedicated to helping Ottawa entrepreneurs make informed decisions about starting and growing their businesses. We promote Ottawa's economy, through the development of products and services that encourage entrepreneurship and support business growth.Invest Ottawa has a staff of dedicated business professionals, who provide advice and counsel to entrepreneurs on a variety of levels. As well, we provide links to other business organizations, seminars and entrepreneurial events, online training and many other tools and resources to assist the budding entrepreneur.

Invest Ottawa Education Centre

Exploring different forms of business organizations &amp; the legal landscape when it comes to starting a business.

Invest Ottawa

Entrepreneurship Starter Kit

Curated revolving topics covering the essential steps of starting a business, from exploring different forms of business organizations and understanding financial basics, to identifying your niche and crafting a compelling value proposition.

<h3>Note: This event page is for the in-person option of our hybrid model. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/starting-a-business-a-birds-eye-view-of-the-legal-landscape-virtual-tickets-1291504256999" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/starting-a-business-a-birds-eye-view-of-the-legal-landscape-virtual-tickets-1137866682879">Click here to go to the virtual event page.</a></h3>About this workshop:Join us to get a bird’s eye view of the legal landscape when it comes to starting a business. We will explore different forms of business organizations.Sole Proprietorships<ul><li>what does it means to be a sole proprietor? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this structure of business?</li></ul>Partnerships<ul><li>how and when can a partnership arise? What are some advantages and disadvantages flowing from this particular structure?</li></ul>Incorporation<ul><li>much of the presentation will focus on the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of a corporation (i.e. ownership, continuity, limited liability, tax planning, employee stock options etc.).</li><li>how does input at the start-up stage impact the division of equity amongst key stakeholders and directly corresponding, the importance of a shareholders’ agreement while the parties are in good spirits</li></ul>About the speaker: Neil SchwartzNeil leads the firm’s Business Law Group and provides advice in all areas of corporate and commercial law. He support entrepreneurs, professionals, and organizations, big and small, in their pursuit of good governance, commercial success, and legal compliance. Neil can help with organizational planning, professional corporations, business acquisitions and sales, commercial leasing, financing, and other general business issues.Prior to joining Mann Lawyers, he worked for several years as a corporate lawyer with a multinational firm and as in-house counsel at one of Canada’s largest crown corporations. Most recently, he helped build a Canadian startup into a leading national player in the immersive entertainment space.Neil is a member of the County of Carleton Law Association and sits on the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Network for Education, a local charity that does amazing work for kids and families in the Ottawa area.<a href="https://www.mannlawyers.com/" title="https://www.mannlawyers.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mann Lawyers LLP</a>

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