New and aspiring entrepreneurs take time to look at how to get your business off the ground today.  Answer questions such as:

• Which structure of business should I select (corporation, LLC, etc.)
• How do I figure out my break even?
• Where do I spend my LIMITED budget for marketing?
• How do I use twitter and still have time to actually work?
  

Meets: 9.14.09, 9.21.09, 9.28.09, 10.07.09

Each week features a different focus area with a different expert:

Legal issues - business structure pros and cons
Accounting - different ways at looking at pricing and figuring out how much you need realistically to start and how much to get paid
Marketing - where to market, when, how
PR/Social Media - how to generate the story, give to the right auctions, etc. to benefit your business.

Space is limited to 10 participants to ensure every person benefits.
Childcare available. Reserve separately through contact[at]otcsf.com

Experts:

Legal -Jake Schwarz: Jake is a business lawyer focusing on the representation of small and mid-sized private companies. He has a broad range of business law expertise, including advising clients with respect to business formations, equity and debt financings, mergers & acquisitions, licensing, intellectual property protection, and employment law counseling. Prior to forming Pacific Crest Law Partners, Jake was a partner at K&L Gates where he was responsible for founding and building out the firm's Silicon Valley corporate practice.   

Finance - Christine Sullivan

Marketing - Caryn Javin

Social Media -Maggie Harmon: The Bat Studio