SCORE: Choosing Your Form of Business

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 – 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Workshop Title: Choosing Your Form of Business

Workshop Presenter Name: Roy Johnston

Presenter’s Current Affiliation and Brief Bio:

Roy Johnston is in his 20th year of business law, real estate law and estate planning. He advises businesses from startup through stock distribution to investors. Roy is active in the business law sections of the California Bar Association and the Sonoma County Bar Association, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Wyoming. Most importantly, Roy is a small business owner who puts into practice the principles he teaches.

Workshop Overview: What form of business is best for you:  sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability corporation, S corporation or regular corporation?  Should you form your business in another state?  Should you use legalzoom.com or some other online service to form your business?  In this workshop, you will learn the basic differences of the different forms of business, and will work through a checklist during the workshop to identify which type is best for you.  You will also learn when forming your business through an online service is appropriate for you.  Join business attorney Roy Johnston as he helps guide you through the maze of choices.

At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

1.  Have an understanding of the different basic forms of business.

2.  Know which form of business is best for you.

3.  Decide if you should form your own business, or use an attorney

 For more information and to register, go to: https://northcoast.score.org/localworkshops