Seminar to help business operators step up to the plate

A seminar related to starting, operating, protecting and exiting a business will be hosted by the Fort Myers-based law firm Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, in association with Kena Yoke Consulting, Oct. 31 in Naples. The day-long, baseball-themed event, “Play YOUR Game: Creating and Running a Championship Business,” will be held Hilton Naples. 

Topics intended to help business and entrepreneurs knock it out of the park are:

• Choosing Your Playing Field, Part 1 — corporate structure and the options to protect the owners, as well as corporate and personal assets, from potential harm;

• Choosing Your Playing Field, Part 2 — learn how tax elections and corporate structure selection may impact the profitability of a business;

• Playing to Win: Protecting Your Brand, Talent and Team, Part 1 — a discussion about trademark and copyright protection, licensing agreements, international concerns and payroll and sales tax implications;

• Playing to Win: Protecting Your Brand, Talent and Team, Part 2 — how to effectively prevent and handle workplace matters with regard to non-compete agreements, worker classification, sexual harassment issues and performance management; and 

• Succession Planning and Exit Strategies — the best ways to hand off a generational business.

Presenters will be available to field questions throughout the day and during the “extra innings” portion of the program. Registration costs $75 and includes a continental breakfast, plated lunch and seminar materials. Register online at henlaw.com/news-events, or contact Gail Lamarche at [email protected] or (239) 344-1186.