Event
Emerging Business Program: How To Avoid the Top 10 Legal Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Business
When a business owner is attempting to grow his or her company, legal issues are often put on the back burner. The natural focus is on hiring talented employees, securing customers, and generating revenue. Unfortunately, failing to do some basic legal planning can result in costly mistakes, impaired growth, and even the untimely collapse of the company.
Join our interactive program in which Brian J. Burt, partner and chair of the Emerging Business Group at Snell & Wilmer, will discuss how to avoid critical legal mistakes that can destroy your business.
Topics for this complimentary program will include:
- Selecting the right type of entity
- Protecting your corporate shield and your personal assets
- Why you must have a shareholders or “buy/sell” agreement
- Raising capital…legally
- Protecting your valuable intellectual property
- Managing key employee issues
- Contract best practices
- Reducing the risk of litigation
- Planning for an eventual liquidity event
Brian Burt’s “How to Avoid the Top 10 Legal Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Business” will be one of three featured presentations at the Phoenix Business Journal’s Small Business Workshop.
Agenda:
8:30 a.m. – Registration & Networking (includes pastries and coffee)
9:00 a.m. – Small Business Workshop
- 9:00 a.m. – Better Business Bureau – The BBB Content Lab: Content Conversion & Short Form Video Strategy presented by Jai Marie, Community Concierge
- 9:20 a.m. – National Bank of Arizona – Christian Sarver, SVP, Director of Business Banking
- 9:40 a.m. – Guest Speaker: Brian Burt
10:30 a.m. – Event Concludes
For complimentary registration to the event, please use the discount code SBW26.
Time
November 04th, 2026 from 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Location
ignite sparked by BBB Innovation and Events Hub, 1020 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85014
