Event Summary

WALA Creative Entrepreneurs Series [ONLINE]

(Legal Issues for Creative Entrepreneurs)

WALA’s Creative Entrepreneurs Series is a series for creatives of all kinds who want to take the next step in their professional career by creating their own business. Explore the basics of forming a business for your creative endeavors, from deciding whether to incorporate as a non-profit or for-profit entity, to understanding copyrights and trademarks, to contract and negotiation skills, and finally to taxes and understanding the grants process.

The series comprises of six sessions to be held on *consecutive Tuesdays, starting Tuesday, September 17, 2024 and continuing through Tuesday, October 22, 2024 from1am – 1pm.

Location:
WALA RingCental Video Conference Platform.

You will be asked to download and install their software to access each session.

*All sessions are online
*Attendees must Register for each individual session.

• Session #2: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 ~ Business Entities Formation
(Select this date to attend this session)

Presentation and Q & A with:
Karl W. Means

This Session Covers:
• Overview of Business Entities
• Types and Organization
• Management and Control
• Liability Protection
• Tax-Related Issues
• Business Agreements
• Shareholder and Membership Agreements
• Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements
• Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Non-Profit Entities
• Types
• IRS Form 1023 for Tax-Exempt Status
• Common Mistakes for Entrepreneurs

Karl W. Means advises clients on a range of intellectual property-related issues, including working with clients on to protect and license copyrighted works covering a wide variety of subjects, including publishing, music, computer software and web-based content. Karl also counsels clients on the selection and protection of federally registered trademarks in the U.S., international trademarks, domain names and web-based advertising, and brand development. He also has extensive experience with technology-based transactions involving the commercialization of products and services, brand licensing, technology transfer, software licensing and development agreements.

Before joining Miles & Stockbridge, Karl was a Shareholder in the Intellectual Property practice at the firm of Shulman Rogers. Karl began his legal career with the U.S. Customs Service in Washington, D.C., where he was Senior Attorney in the Intellectual Property Rights Branch. Karl holds an M.B.A. from Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma.

Visit Miles & Stockbridge online at https://www.mslaw.com/karl-w-means

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The 2024 Fall WALA Creative Entrepreneurs Series is FREE for *WALA members.
*$20 per workshop for non-members.

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WALA programs and activities are sponsored in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Event Details

• Date

  September 24, 2024

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• Time

  11:00am - 1:00pm

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• Venue

  Online