Startlouis Biz 101, Protect your idea, form a company,

This month's StartLouis is going to get everyone back to the basics.

We'll kick off with a few minutes of pitch practice, everyone gets 30 seconds to talk about their idea, polish up your elevator pitch because we all want to hear it!

Next up we're going to have some great attorney's from Lewis Rice & Fingersh speaking on their specialties, they'll cover the things you absolutely need to know to get a business off the ground.

(1) Basic overview of intellectual property
(2) Selecting and working with attorneys
(3) Limited liability and entity selection and formation (Forming a company)

After that we'll hear from an experienced tax professional about the things you need to know when starting a business.