TCVN Presents “Structure Your Startup: How to Form and Structure Your

Tech Coast Venture Network will host its next monthly morning workshop,"Structure Your Startup: How to Form and Structure Your Company" on Feb. 3 to assist entrepreneurs launching a new venture to properly structure a startup and decide which structure is right for them. The event,"Structure Your Startup: How to Form and Structure Your Company" will be hosted by Jackson DeMarco Tidus and Peckenpaugh on February 3, 2011, from 7:30 to 10 am.

Choosing a structure for a company is often a confusing and difficult process. Many factors come into play when choosing an organizational structure, with both obvious and subtle short-term and long-term effects. While most choices are not irrevocable, it is in entrepreneur’s best interest to make a well-informed decision early.

Highlights

•What type of entity should you use, and why?
•How do you protect against problems, instead of stumbling into them?
•What liabilities should you watch out for?
•How do you pull your management team and your business together?
•Getting the most out of your investors

Moderators:

Jim Shnell - Partner
Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh
Brad Hall - Managing Director Hall & Company

Cost: No charge for TCVN members. For non-members, $35 in advance, $45 at the door.

Location: Jackson DeMarco Tidus & Peckenpaugh, 2030 Main St #1200 Suite 1200, Irvine, CA 92614

About TCVN

Founded in 1984, the Tech Coast Venture Network is a non-profit organization (501c3) and one of Southern California’s premier technology business networks. Through a wide variety of forums, pitch sessions, workshops, and other networking events, the organization brings together entrepreneurs and resources from every facet of the technology and startup landscape. Either directly or through members or sponsors, the resources TCVN delivers address numerous categories: education, accounting, legal services, banking services, intellectual property protection, funding, marketing, sales, publishing, strategic planning, administration, professional information, government-related guidance, and others. In today’s quickly evolving global economy, technology startups need every bit of support to emerge from the confusion and thrive. TCVN’s support is intended to benefit the entire Southern California technology community. For more information, visit www.tcvn.org

TCVN Platinum Sponsors include Hall and Company (http://www.hallcpas.com), Haynes and Boone, LLP (http://www.haynesboone.com), Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh (http://www.jdtplaw.com); and Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear, LLP (http://www.kmob.com); and TCVN Gold Sponsors include Global Human Resources Outsourcing (http://www.GHROgroup.com); and TechRiskPro (http://www.techriskpro.com).

Media Contact:
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Greentech Communication
714-501-0674