Emerging Business

Emerging Business Program – How To Start A New Business

Apr 25, 2026

Wednesday, May 6th | 8-9am | Virtual [Register Here]

There are few things as exciting as starting your own business, but is Arizona the place to do it?

CommercialCafe recently ranked Phoenix #1 in the nation for startups.1 Arizona ranks fifth for job growth according to U.S. News & World Report2 and second for economic performance in the annual Rich States, Poor States report.3

Snell & Wilmer invites you to the next program in the Emerging Business Program, where partner Brian J. Burt will discuss issues related to starting a new business and share lessons learned from his own and his clients’ past entrepreneurial experiences.

Topics for this complimentary program will include:

  • Creating a business plan (i.e., how do you make money?)
  • Protecting your personal assets by forming a company
  • Selecting the right form of entity and creating a company
  • Start-up funding
  • What it means to have partners and how to bring them in
  • Basic agreements every new business should have
  • Building your advisory team
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