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This is an online event.
The Small Business Legal Challenges in the Age of COVID-19
Part 6 of SCORE's Six-Part Webinar Series
What new risks does your business face today and how will you protect yourself and your business from liability? (Presented by Patrick H. Neale, Attorney at Law, Naples)
For the first time, SCORE Chapters within the nonprofit’s District 480 are joining forces to offer small business owners throughout the region the critical guidance needed today to determine whether they should stay in business and the best steps for moving forward. In a special six-part webinar series, presenters from five SCORE Chapters will guide small business owners—the backbone of the local and national economy—through an easy-to-follow, four-step process for meeting today’s small business challenges and creating a path for the future.
Small business owners need to learn how to take action to preserve their livelihoods and those of their employees now more than ever. According to an April survey from Main Street America, 7.5 million small businesses nationwide will shut permanently if business disruption caused by COVID-19 continues unabated. In Southwest Florida, in Lee County alone, a recent survey by Florida Gulf Coast University’s Regional Economic Research Institute shows that 56% surveyed businesses reported a decrease in demand of more than 50% as a result of the pandemic.
Each webinar will take place from noon to 1 p.m. The series is free. Participants are encouraged to attend each one for comprehensive guidance. Registrants will be enrolled in the entire series upon registration.
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Speaker:
Patrick Neale
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Patrick Neale is an attorney, civil mediator and arbitrator who practices law in the areas of foreclosure prevention and defense, bankruptcy, land use, construction contracts, real estate, zoning, and administrative law. Neale moved to Collier County in 1987. He has served on and chaired many local charity boards and is currently on the boards of Avow Hospice, the Culinary and Hospitality Education Foundation (CHEF), and the Collier County Bar Association. He has received numerous awards of distinction. Neale is an adjunct professor at FGCU.
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