August 18, 9 AM - 4 PM - ILLUMINATED ARTISTRY: FREE day-long workshop for artists, artisans, and cultural entrepreneurs to learn about the legal aspects of running their art-based businesses. Speakers at this event include attorneys and other professionals who regularly work with artists and art-focused enterprises, and who look forward to sharing their expertise with attendees!
9:00-9:05:Welcome, keynote speaker introduction
9:05-9:30:Keynote: The Changing Nature of North Carolina's Art Economy
9:30-10:15:Structuring your Small Business. A Discussion of Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, LLC's, B-Corporations, and Corporate Structure (Thomas Beckett, Asheville)
10:15-10:30:Break
10:30-11:15:Using Contracts in your Art-Based Business (Anna Mills, Asheville)
11:15-12:00:Panel: Financing your Small Business
12:00-1:00:Lunch (THANK YOU to our sponsor, The Van Winkle Law Firm)
1:00-1:30: Succession Planning: Preparing for the Future (Adam Shealy, Asheville)
1:30-2:30:Intellectual Property--What Artists Need to Know about Copyright, Trademark, and Trade Secret. Bring your Questions! (Deborah Gerhardt, Chapel Hill)
2:30-2:45:Break
2:45-3:15:Cross-Media Marketing (Anne Strickland, Cary)
3:15-4:00:To Post or Not To Post: Legal Issues Surrounding Social Media and Business (Clara Cottrell, Greensboro & Trey Ingram, Greenville)
4:00:Adjourn
For more information, please contact ncleap@ncbar.org.
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