Join the Vermont Professionals of Color Network and Vermont Law School's Vermont Small Business Law Center for a dynamic online discussion on legal contracts. Please register at the VT POC website. This is a zoom meeting.
What is the best way to register a business with the VT Secretary of State? Should I become a sole proprietor or create an entity such as an LLC or something else? The answer is unique for every business. In this webinar, Vermont Law and Graduate School Professor Nicole Killoran, of Vermont Small Business Law [...]
Do you know about the new Beneficial Ownership Information reporting (BOIR) requirement? As of January 1, 2024, the federal government now requires small, for-profit businesses registered with the VT Secretary of State to file information about who owns and who controls their business. In this one-hour webinar, a team of faculty and students from VLGS' [...]
Are you thinking about selling your business, passing it to your kids, or taking a community-centered approach to ownership? Join us for a webinar where experts from Vermont Law and Graduate School will explain the legal steps involved in closing, merging, or changing your business. We'll discuss legal tools for estate planning, including how to [...]
What is regulatory compliance? In this webinar discussion, we’ll learn how regulations are created and handled by government agencies, and where they get their enforcement powers. We’ll dive into a few participant-selected regulations such as zoning and Act 250, labeling requirements for food, clothing, and toys, and residential contracting. Don’t miss out on this opportunity [...]
Join us for an enlightening, interactive educational session hosted by Cultivator, in collaboration with the Vermont Small Business Law Center. This workshop, held virtually on June 26 from 4-6pm, is designed to provide small business owners and entrepreneurs with a comprehensive understanding of intellectual property (IP) fundamentals. Learn from an attorney specializing in the different [...]
Are you curious about business structures that aren't your typical corporations or LLCs? Join us for a presentation hosted by the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) on alternative business entities that offer unique legal, tax, and operational advantages. We'll explore options like sole proprietorships, cooperatives, and nonprofit organizations and similar forms—each with its [...]
Are you a one-person show or a small business owner taking the plunge into entrepreneurship, or taking the next step to grow your business? In this webinar, we will break down the financial risks you might face and how to handle them. A faculty member and JD students from the Vermont Law and Graduate School [...]
Join Vermont Law & Graduate School professor Nicole Killoran from the Vermont Small Business Law Center for an engaging and practical webinar designed for business owners who understand problems and disagreements come up in the course of business. Through discussion and roleplaying exercises, this session will cover strategies for anticipating business disputes, managing them when [...]
VT PoC x VSBLC: Intellectual Property/AI Join VT PoC and Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Small Business Law Clinic to learn about legal implications of AI for micro and small businesses in Vermont. This session will provide a general overview of AI, focusing on critical legal issues such as bias, privacy concerns, potential harmful legal advice, [...]
Start-Up Legal Basics for Small Businesses: A Free Presentation with Q&A Thinking about starting a business, or have some questions you have been waiting on since you started? Join faculty and students from the Vermont Small Business Law Center at Vermont Law & Graduate School, for a conversation about the legal essentials of launching and [...]
Taking the leap to hire your first employee as a business owner is both thrilling and daunting. Navigating the complexities of employment laws—from onboarding to handling taxes and addressing unemployment claims—can be a challenge. Join Vermont Law and Graduate School Professor Jeanne Eicks, alongside VLGS’ Small Business Law Clinic students, in this informative webinar. Together, [...]