Going into Business with Your Family and Friends 

Laura Fowler will talk about a variety of topics currently relevant to small business owners while providing some interesting history for context. She will answer these questions:

• Did that Release your Client or Customer Sign Do Anything to Protect Your Business?
• What are the limits of using others' image and identity without their permission?

Other topics that Laura may address if there is time:

• Do you need a business entity?
• How do I file with the Texas Secretary of State?
• Why is an operating agreement important?
• How should you raise money?
• Do you need licenses or permits?
• What should you use insurance to cover?
• Should you consider certification as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)?

    Speaker: Laura Fowler

A Texas licensed attorney for forty (40) years, Laura Fowler began her legal career as a young Naval officer chasing saboteurs and scoundrels through Asia and the Western Pacific. Since returning to Texas in 1983 she has confined herself to the courtrooms of Texas where she defended and avenges her friends and clients. Laura Fowler is a practicing attorney, author and instructor who has represented Texas business owners in court and in the board room for decades. She also owns several businesses including The Fowler Law Firm PC with fifteen attorneys. Laura also teaches and writes about business law topics and truly believes that independent business owners are heroic in what they do and how they do it.