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Art/Business Workshop: Business Fundamentals for Artists

Tuesday, October 14, 6:30pm
Shoreline City Hall - Council Chambers
Presenter: Tolis Dimopoulos
$15 Artists / $40 Lawyers

Whether you are thinking about starting your first business or are a seasoned, serial entrepreneur, a thorough understanding of how to setup and structure your business will maximize the potential of your venture. This workshop will take you through legal issues in setting up and operating your business. You will leave a framework for understanding how to recognize and resolve the legal issues involved with setting up and operating a business.

Tolis Dimopoulos founded Sophos Law in 2007 to create a modern law firm that reinvents the attorney-client relationship with the client experience at its core. Tolis provides strategic legal and business counsel to technology and interactive media entrepreneurs, startups and emerging growth companies. Tolis serves as outside general counsel to his clients and advises his clients with entity selection and formation; founder, employee, and investor equity; securities compliance and financings; strategic partnerships; and the creation and protection of intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets.

Tolis is also the organizer of the Seattle League of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs where he runs events focused on providing early stage financing information to startups and entrepreneurs. He frequently serves as a mentor and judge for Startup Weekend, Fast Pitch Seattle, Fledge, 9Mile Labs, Microsoft Accelerator by Techstars, and the Seattle Angel Conference, and the UW, Seattle U. and SPU business plan competitions.

This workshop is presented by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council in partnership with Washington Lawyers for the Arts. Please email any questions to publicity@shorelinearts.net