We are offering a series of workshops on different subjects related to starting/running a small business led by SCORE volunteers, the nation’s largest network of expert business mentors. In this workshop, join Jennifer Ward to learn about legal considerations of starting a small business.

Running a business has risks associated with it. There are simple steps business owners can take to protect their personal and business assets against those risks. Jennifer will show you ways to protect assets through business formation decisions, trade secret protection, and appropriate legal documents. It is always better to make some protective decisions early on than to put out fires later.

Jennifer is Principal Attorney at the Law Office of Jennifer D. Ward, PLLC in Austin, Texas. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas and the State of California. Her practice focuses on employment law and general counsel services for small businesses, non-profits, and executives. She is involved in many legal and community organizations. She is the Treasurer of the Travis County Women Lawyers Association and is active in several sections of the Austin Bar Association. She is also a Girl Scout troop leader, so from time-to-time she gets to put her business skills to work selling cookies!