Guru Program: Incorporation, Legal, and Patents #TMUguru

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This session is part of the TechMeetups Guru Program, a practical 3 month educational and mentoring course to kick-start your Startup. You can choose to attend just this session by booking here, or participate in the full course to receive additional support and mentoring for your company from our Gurus – find out more here (http://techmeetups.com/guru/).

Setting up the right company structure for your Startup. Not only does it help keep sharing between founders clear and concise but also paves the way for may things you would like to do with your Startup once it becomes the next Facebook http://techmeetups.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

Once you have the right structure for your business, what about your idea your IP? Many a times, entrepreneurs are scared to even discuss their ideas with others for fear of someone “stealing” their ideas. If they do not have their IP protected, this is a completely rational fear.

Don’t fancy a trip behind bars? Then come and learn what you are legally allowed to do and not to do with your startup.

In this part of our Guru Program, you will learn:

1. How to protect yourself from others stealing what is rightfully yours; your ideas and your startup.

2. The laws that pertain to you and your startup

3. How to incorporate yourself into a legitimate business.

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Mentors: Keith McAlister

https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/68618713/xme8jxkip6.jpgKeith McAlister is head of Kingsley Napley’s corporate and commercial practice area. He advises on all commercial issues and corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, MBOs and group reorganisations. He works closely with shareholders, directors, investors and other professional advisers and is an expert across the corporate board from start-ups to flotations or sales.

Michael Carter

https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/9458995/michaelcarter.jpgMichael qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in London in 1978. Typically thereafter employed as ‘Finance Director’ he worked for a number of companies in the UK, often for US parent companies in a variety of industries including vending, telecoms and software. Author of ‘Take the plunge – 101 things you need to know before starting your own business’.

Simon Taor https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/68618713/simontaor.jpgSimon is a Chartered and European patent attorney. He joined Venner Shipley in May 2012, having previously been a partner at the London office of another large firm of patent and trade mark attorneys. In addition to working with large multinationals, he has a large amount of experience working with universities, tech start-ups and SMEs.

Alex Shall https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/68618713/ioeoxi7cuw.jpgAs a chartered accountant and tax advisor Alex Shall worked with start-ups across a variety of traditional and new media sectors.

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