Event Summary

WALA Creative Entrepreneurs Series)

(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.

• Session #3: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 ~ Contracts & Licensing
(Select this date to attend this session)

Presentation and Q & A with: Angel Nwachukwu

This session covers:

When is a deal a deal?
- Offer
- Acceptance
- Consideration

What can you license?
- Ownership
- Contract considerations
- Royalties

What Happens If Someone Fails?

- Remedies
- Deadlines
- Indemnification
- Governing Law
- Limitations on Remedies

Angel Nwachukwu (pronounced wah-choo-koo) is a business, media and entertainment attorney at NPR where she negotiates deals for award-winning programming, including the popular program Tiny Desk. Prior to NPR, Angel was a corporate associate at large corporate law firms in New York and D.C. Angel is a proud Houston native, and a Duke University and Columbia Law School alum. Her passion for creative storytelling and authentic artistry drives her to support the creatives community in any way she can.

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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

  October 1, 2024

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• Time

  11:00am - 1:00pm

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• Venue

  Online