Entrepreneurial Toolkit Symposium
Date: May 7, 2015
Time: 3:00 – 6:00pm
Location: Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Room LSC3
The Entrepreneurial Toolkit Symposium is a collaboration of organizations coming together to support established and aspiring entrepreneurs in the fields of Science and Technology . Using real life case studies, you will learn from technically experienced financial, tax and legal practitioners how to start, finance, and create the right structure for your business venture. You will also learn to navigate and manage risk as an entrepreneur.
What you will learn:
Session 1: Introduction to Commercialization
Session 2: How to start a successful business: Lessons from the front line
In this session we will explore the necessary tools needed to start a successful business venture. In addition to using proven tools such as the business model canvas and the business dashboard, you will also learn why the traditional business start up model is no longer viable in the new economy.
Participants will learn:
- The 3 types of ideas that turn into businesses in the new economy
- The Business Model Canvas (by Alexander Osterwalder)
- Managing your “business dashboard” to minimize risk, maximize ROI and build multi-generational wealth.
Session 3:
Financing, incorporation & 5 legal issues every new entrepreneur should know
This session is dedicated to the financing and legal tools that every entrepreneur should know. In this session we will dive into sources of funding your business venture, when and how you should structure a corporation and the 5 current legal issues new entrepreneurs are facing in Canada.
Participants will learn:
- Sources of financing: from personal savings to crowd funding
- Choosing the right ownership structure
- The 5 legal issues: family law, protecting digital/ intellectual assets, shareholder agreements and business acquisitions and estate/ incapacity planning.
Faculty/ Panel Leaders:
Alphil Guilaran & Bobby Ning CFP
Founders
Financial Literacy Counsel Inc.
Ryan Howe JD
Associate
Alexander, Holburn, Beaudin+Lang
Elana Guslitser
Associate Director of Commercialization
UBC Life Sciences Institute
REGISTRATION:
All are welcome. Please RSVP at this link: http://entrepreneurshiptoolkit.eventbrite.com
Afternoon refreshments will be provided.
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