• Legal Basics for Vermont Food-Based Small Businesses

    Virtual

    Thinking about starting or growing your food-based business in Vermont?  Join the Vermont Small Business Law Center for a free webinar covering the essential legal considerations for food entrepreneurs to stay compliant and protect their business as it grows.  A panel of faculty and students will walk through key topics like business entity formation, licensing [...]

  • Legal Basics for Startups – Thursday, 3/19/26

    Virtual

    Legal Basics for Small Businesses: A Free Bi-Monthly 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 [...]

  • Ask Me Anything (about legal matters for Vermont businesses)

    Legal Roundtable AMA In this virtual roundtable hosted by the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC), Vermont Small Business Law Center faculty and students open the floor to your toughest legal and regulatory questions. Whether you need clarity on contract clauses with suppliers, guidance on workers’ compensation and employment law, or help choosing the right business [...]

  • Legal Basics for Startups – Monday, 4/6/26

    Virtual

    Legal Basics for Small Businesses: A Free Bi-Monthly 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 [...]

  • Intellectual Property Basics

    Virtual

    Have you ever wondered how to protect your art, your website, your designs, or your brand? Have you come up with a new innovation, but don’t know how to protect it? Registering one's creative or innovative work, and knowing when to ask for permission to use someone else’s work, can help a business build its [...]

    Free
  • Legal Basics for Startups – Thursday, 4/16/26 – (This session is at capacity)

    Virtual

    Legal Basics for Small Businesses: A Free Bi-Monthly 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 [...]

  • Business Contracts 101: Understanding Common Agreements

    Virtual

    The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC), in partnership with the Vermont Small Business Law Center, will host two upcoming educational workshops designed to help small business owners understand legal issues that commonly arise in day-to-day operations. This first session will cover foundational contract concepts and terms, key risk considerations, and practical guidance for small businesses [...]

    Free
  • Raising Growth Capital Beyond Vermont

    Virtual

    This two-hour webinar with live Q&A is designed for Vermont small businesses looking to raise larger amounts of capital and grow beyond local markets and lenders.  The session focuses on national-scale capital options such as angel investment and venture capital, as well as alternative methods of fundraising. Our team of experts will break down how [...]

    Free
  • Legal Basics for Startups – Monday, 5/4/26

    Virtual

    Legal Basics for Small Businesses: A Free Bi-Monthly 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 [...]

    Free
  • Understanding How to Collect Unpaid Debts as a Small Business

    Virtual

    This second workshop in our 2-part series with The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) focuses on how small businesses can exercise prevention strategies to avoid conflicts when collecting on receivables, as well as available options to collect - such as demand letters, mediation, negotiation, and small claims. Register here. Both workshops are offered free of [...]

    Free
  • Business Transitions – Selling, Succession, and Structured Buyouts

    Virtual

    Vermont businesses are changing hands in many different ways, and planning matters.  This webinar with live Q&A focuses on the legal and practical issues involved in business transitions, from traditional sales, to more gradual, structured transfers. Topics will include selling a business outright, multiyear buyouts to employees or new owners, and lease-to-own arrangements for business [...]

    Free
  • Legal Basics for Startups – Thursday, 5/21/26

    Virtual

    Legal Basics for Small Businesses: A Free Bi-Monthly 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 [...]

    Free
  • Legal Basics for Businesses: Entities and Structures – A Free Rotating Webinar with Q&A

    Virtual

    Thinking about whether to register your business to make it official, or wondering whether your current structure fits your needs? Join faculty and students from the Vermont Small Business Law Center at Vermont Law & Graduate School, for a practical conversation about choosing and maintaining the right business entity. These interactive sessions cover key topics [...]

    Free
  • Legal Basics for Startups – Monday, 6/1/26

    Virtual

    Legal Basics for Small Businesses: A Free Bi-Monthly 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 [...]

    Free
  • Legal Basics for Businesses: Contracts – A Free Rotating Webinar with Q&A

    Virtual

    Have questions about contracts for your business, or want to make sure your agreements are protecting you? Join faculty and students from the Vermont Small Business Law Center at Vermont Law & Graduate School, for a conversation about the legal fundamentals of business contracts. These interactive sessions cover essential topics such as: Service and customer [...]

    Free
  • Legal Basics for Startups – Thursday, 6/18/26

    Virtual

    Legal Basics for Small Businesses: A Free Bi-Monthly 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 [...]

    Free
  • Legal Basics for Startups – Monday, 7/6/26

    Virtual

    Legal Basics for Small Businesses: A Free Bi-Monthly 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 [...]

    Free
  • Legal Basics for Businesses: Transitions, A Free Rotating Webinar with Q&A

    Virtual

    Thinking about buying, selling, or transitioning a business, or planning ahead for the future? Join faculty and students from the Vermont Small Business Law Center at Vermont Law & Graduate School, for a conversation about the legal essentials of business transitions. These interactive sessions cover key topics such as: Preparing a business for sale Understanding [...]

    Free