Hey founders...it's time to think business! This event will help you provide concrete tips from insiders within the San Francisco's startup scene.
In this informative Q&A panel event, we will discuss key tips to accelerate the growth of your startup. We will discuss topics such as:
Choosing the right legal entity to set up your startup for investment;
Opening up a commercial bank account for your business;
Intellectual property concerns (i.e., confidential information, trademarks, patents);
The importance of collecting and showcasing financial data for your investors;
Top tips for procuring equity financing from angels, VCs, etc.
Procuring the right insurance and benefits for early hires; and
Setting up payroll for early hires.
Our panelists have collectively supported hundreds of early-stage entrepreneurs in the San Francisco and across the country. Please join us for drinks and a casual pizza dinner.
Teela Crosthwaite Smith, Lawyer for Startups and Small Businesses
Teela Crosthwaite Smith is a corporate lawyer and litigator. Her practice is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build, grow, and protect their start-ups and small businesses. She provides a wide range of counseling and transactional services, including business formation, contract drafting and negotiation, funding and financing, and employment matters. Teela has also guided entrepreneurs, including venture funds, in restructuring their business ownership interests in mergers and acquisition matters.
Website: http://www.smithshapourian.com/teela-crosthwaite-smith.html
Britt Summerill, Financial Services Partner
Brit Summerill is the regional partner of NOW CFO. NOW CFO is a "roll-up your sleeves" full service outsourced CFO, operational accounting, and financial consulting services firm with singular focus on your company's success. Our advisers are skilled professionals with extensive experience in financial reporting and management who will fix the accounting and finance problems all companies face.
Brit Summerill was a former auditor to international companies, start-ups, small businesses, and public companies. He also specialized in helping company owners in Mergers and Acquisition matters and SEC work.
Website: http://nowcfo.com/locations/san-francisco/
Sandy Nguyen, Financial Services Business Development Consultant
Sandy Nguyen is an experienced Business consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry. She is an accounting advisor for c-level executives of various industries. She is known for working hard and networking even harder. She has a passion for innovation and technology. Sandy has been fortunate to work with companies, from start-ups to middle market companies, which has given her experience in analytics, operations, sales, and business development.
Website: http://nowcfo.com/locations/san-francisco/
Josie Gomez, Human Resources Consultant
Josie Gomez is an HR Consultant who focuses on technology based companies, primarily early to mid-stage start-ups. Her expertise is in the PEO industry and around educating CEOs, CFOs, and business owners around building and scaling a company’s foundation with the right HR infrastructure to help them focus on what is most important to them: their people.
Website: http://trinet.com
Scott Eldridge, Commercial Banker
With close to 15 years experience in the banking industry, Scott Eldridge signed on with First Republic Bank in 2012 as a private banker. Scott is currently working on developing new and existing banking relationships with professionals seeking a different kind of banking experience, which focuses more on providing the best customer service possible. Scott appreciates the fact that First Republic empowers me with all the tools he needs to provide those “wow” moments that clients have come to know as First Republic’s way of doing business. Scott welcomes and looks forward to opportunities to meet new clients with an ultimate goal to change the way they feel about banking.
Website: www.firstrepublic.com
Lindsey Gardiner, Workforce Management Consultant
Lindsey Gardiner, a representative of California Payroll provides products and services to clients with 15 to 15,000 employees operating in all 50 state, focusing on business headquartered in California.. Employees are one of your greatest assets... and expenses. Optimizing your human capital management by selecting an experienced, responsive partner with the right suite of tools, makes all the difference. From time and labor, employee scheduling, and HR software to payroll and beyond, Lindsey can advise solutions to reduce paperwork and transform workforce management for your HR staff, managers and employees.
Website: https://californiapayroll.com/
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Hey founders...it's time to think business! This event will help you provide concrete tips from insiders within the San Francisco's startup scene.
In this informative Q&A panel event, we will discuss key tips to accelerate the growth of your startup. We will discuss topics such as:
Choosing the right legal entity to set up your startup for investment;
Opening up a commercial bank account for your business;
Intellectual property concerns (i.e., confidential information, trademarks, patents);
The importance of collecting and showcasing financial data for your investors;
Top tips for procuring equity financing from angels, VCs, etc.
Procuring the right insurance and benefits for early hires; and
Setting up payroll for early hires.
Our panelists have collectively supported hundreds of early-stage entrepreneurs in the San Francisco and across the country. Please join us for drinks and a casual pizza dinner.
Teela Crosthwaite Smith, Lawyer for Startups and Small Businesses
Teela Crosthwaite Smith is a corporate lawyer and litigator. Her practice is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build, grow, and protect their start-ups and small businesses. She provides a wide range of counseling and transactional services, including business formation, contract drafting and negotiation, funding and financing, and employment matters. Teela has also guided entrepreneurs, including venture funds, in restructuring their business ownership interests in mergers and acquisition matters.
Website: http://www.smithshapourian.com/teela-crosthwaite-smith.html
Britt Summerill, Financial Services Partner
Brit Summerill is the regional partner of NOW CFO. NOW CFO is a "roll-up your sleeves" full service outsourced CFO, operational accounting, and financial consulting services firm with singular focus on your company's success. Our advisers are skilled professionals with extensive experience in financial reporting and management who will fix the accounting and finance problems all companies face.
Brit Summerill was a former auditor to international companies, start-ups, small businesses, and public companies. He also specialized in helping company owners in Mergers and Acquisition matters and SEC work.
Website: http://nowcfo.com/locations/san-francisco/
Sandy Nguyen, Financial Services Business Development Consultant
Sandy Nguyen is an experienced Business consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry. She is an accounting advisor for c-level executives of various industries. She is known for working hard and networking even harder. She has a passion for innovation and technology. Sandy has been fortunate to work with companies, from start-ups to middle market companies, which has given her experience in analytics, operations, sales, and business development.
Website: http://nowcfo.com/locations/san-francisco/
Josie Gomez, Human Resources Consultant
Josie Gomez is an HR Consultant who focuses on technology based companies, primarily early to mid-stage start-ups. Her expertise is in the PEO industry and around educating CEOs, CFOs, and business owners around building and scaling a company’s foundation with the right HR infrastructure to help them focus on what is most important to them: their people.
Website: http://trinet.com
Scott Eldridge, Commercial Banker
With close to 15 years experience in the banking industry, Scott Eldridge signed on with First Republic Bank in 2012 as a private banker. Scott is currently working on developing new and existing banking relationships with professionals seeking a different kind of banking experience, which focuses more on providing the best customer service possible. Scott appreciates the fact that First Republic empowers me with all the tools he needs to provide those “wow” moments that clients have come to know as First Republic’s way of doing business. Scott welcomes and looks forward to opportunities to meet new clients with an ultimate goal to change the way they feel about banking.
Website: www.firstrepublic.com
Lindsey Gardiner, Workforce Management Consultant
Lindsey Gardiner, a representative of California Payroll provides products and services to clients with 15 to 15,000 employees operating in all 50 state, focusing on business headquartered in California.. Employees are one of your greatest assets... and expenses. Optimizing your human capital management by selecting an experienced, responsive partner with the right suite of tools, makes all the difference. From time and labor, employee scheduling, and HR software to payroll and beyond, Lindsey can advise solutions to reduce paperwork and transform workforce management for your HR staff, managers and employees.
Website: https://californiapayroll.com/
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