October workshops: Patents & Trademarks; Government Contract Compliance; Legal Issues and Lenders Roundtable
Patents & Trademarks
October 3, 2019
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Speaker is Brian Steinberger, Registered Patent Attorney
Speaker specializing in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing and related litigation. His firm includes experienced patent attorneys and a patent agent which specialize in all patentable technology areas. Brian Steinberger has personally prosecuted over 1,500 patents and has prosecuted over 1,400 federal trademarks through the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Brian was formerly a Senior Primary Patent Examiner with the U.S. Patent Office for many years before starting his practice in Brevard County. He has taught intellectual property classes for the University of Central Florida Small Business Development Center for over 18 years and also the UCF Incubation Program, and has authored many articles for newspapers and technical journals on intellectual property over the years. Intellectual Property is a key legal component of any small business. Come learn how you can protect your ideas, symbols, names, images, designs, etc.
The program is NO Cost. Reservations are required  No cost. RSVP is requested. Call the FSBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online: http://floridasbdc.org/get-training


Legal Issues for Small Business - How to Work with an Attorney & Questions to Ask
October 17 , 2019
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Speaker is James O'Brien, Lowndes Law
Particularly for Entrepreneurs, Legal Issues and Entity Selection are important decisions one has to make. A long time attorney will cover the following: liability, ease of formation and operation, taxation, susitability for business, expansion and exit strategy. This class will update startup and seasoned businesses on the importance of proper legal structure, entity selection and necessary steps to protect you and your assets.
 
The program is NO Cost. Reservatio ns are required. Call the FSBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online:  http://floridasbdc.org/get-training/



Lenders Roundtable for Small Business
October 24 , 2019
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Speakers: Panel of Local Bankers, moderated by Vince LoPresti, US Small Business Administration
Vince LoPresti, US Small Business Administration will moderate a panel discussion of local SBA lenders.
 
The program is NO Cost. Reservatio ns are required. Call the FSBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online:  http://floridasbdc.org/get-training/



Government Contracting Compliance: Does your Company Comply?

October 10 , 2019
10:00 am - Noon

Speaker is Ed Kinberg, Widerman Malek
Successful government contracting is rooted in understanding and executing “compliance”.  The federal government, in particular, has had over 230 years to figure out how to buy goods and services from your business and they capture the many requirements in an alphabet soup of regulations FAR, FASA, DCAA, DBA, ITAR, ASPR, NST… and many more… and of course we can’t forget the “Purveyor of Public Affairs Act of 1795” J  If you want to compete in the government marketplace you just plain need to understand and embrace ‘compliance’.  This workshop, featuring Ed Kinberg of Widerman Malek , a leading government contracting law firm, will provide an in-depth review of many of the aspects of government contracting compliance – proposal compliance, accounting system compliance, procurement systems compliance, cybersecurity security, and other compliance issues. This class will not be repeated this year, so don’t miss this unique opportunity to expand your understanding of government contracting. 
 
The program is NO Cost. Reservatio ns are required. Call the FSBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online:  http://floridasbdc.org/get-training/