Join Becki Kammerling for an innovative series of seminars tailored to start-ups, social entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders in the Santa Monica and Los Angeles area. Becki Kammerling focuses her practice on sustainable and socially responsible businesses and nonprofit organizations. Each seminar, catered by a local sustainable restaurant, will be provided in an intimate setting to a small group of entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders. Ample opportunity for questions and networking will be provided. Please contact Kimmi Barry with any questions.
November 16, 2011
12:00-1:30pm
Santa Monica, California
$65 This lunch seminar will be limited to 6 business professionals. Click HERE to register.
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Social enterprises are on the cutting edge of solving our world's most pressing problems and are in ever increasing demand. The Natural Market Institute estimates that the social enterprise sector dubbed "LOHAs" for "Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability" has grown in just the past few years to a $300 billion dollar market in the United States alone. This rising demand has led several states, including California, to pass legislation creating new legal entity forms designed specifically for companies who are designed with triple and quadruple bottom lines.
Join Attorney Becki Kammerling for this special luncheon to learn more about:
- New social enterprise entity forms: Benefit Corporations, Flexible Purpose Corporations, and the L3C
- Key elements of social enterprise business plans, operating agreements and partnership agreements
- Funding options for social enterprises
November 18th
12:00-1:30pm
Santa Monica, California
$65 This lunch seminar will be limited to 6 nonprofit professionals. Click HERE to Register.
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Nonprofit public benefit charitable organizations are celebrated institutions in this country: they serve children and families in need, fill the gaps in our educational system, provide a spiritual outlet, and they protect our environment for future generations. However these important institutions must also comply with a complex set of laws and regulations in order to enjoy tax exempt status. Although the laws are designed to ensure that nonprofit organizations are ethical and transparent, they can seem intimidating and burdensome to even the most seasoned community leader.
Join Attorney Becki Kammerling for this special luncheon to learn more about:
- Obtaining and maintaining tax exempt status
- Important ethical rules for directors and officers
- Fundraising rules
December 2nd
12:00-1:30pm
Santa Monica, California
$65 This lunch seminar will be limited to 6 business professionals. Please click HERE to register.
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It's no secret that a start-up needs cash flow to survive. In this economy it is very difficult to obtain traditional bank loans or lines of credit and for the most part the start-up cannot make an initial public offering right out of the starting gates. Instead, a start-up entrepreneur must look to friends, family, and investors within their community to find the necessary capital to get up and running.
Join Attorney Becki Kammerling for this special luncheon to learn more about:
- What your company needs to do before asking for money
- How to balance the company's need to protect its trade secrets while making the necessary disclosures to potential investors
- The Federal and California laws that apply to private investment including; advertizing, disclosure and registration.
December 9th
12:00-1:30pm
Santa Monica, California
$65 This lunch seminar will be limited to 6 business professionals. Please click HERE to register.
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A written contract should function to foster your business relationships with your partners, vendors and consumers. It should serve as a benchmark for success, and a roadmap when tough decisions must be made. Whether your agreement is written on a piece of scratch paper, borrowed from the internet or drafted by an attorney, it is important to know what common legal terms mean and how to communicate the most important elements of the agreement.
Join Attorney Becki Kammerling for this special luncheon to learn more about:
- What makes a contract legally valid
- How to interpret basic contract terms
- Creating balanced and fair agreements that will reduce the risk of future conflict
- Anticipating and addressing potential breaking points in your agreements
December 16th
12:00-1:30pm
Santa Monica, California
FREE This lunch seminar will be limited to 6 nonprofit professionals. Please click HERE to register.
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The holidays are the most important time of the year to capture new donors and support for their causes. It's a time of celebration and giving. On top of all the important preparations for the annual fundraiser or benefit, the non-profit organizer must also be aware of the complex matrix of local, state and federal rules governing fundraising.
Join Attorney Becki Kammerling for this special FREE luncheon to learn more about:
- Reporting donations from auctions, raffles and sales in California
- Substantiating gifts from donors with a thank you letter
- How to comply with transparency requirements for California fundraisers
