PANEL : Inside the Lawyer’s Brain – Training Attorneys
I've been invited by the Professional Legal Trainers Group (PLTG) to participate on a panel entitled "Inside the Lawyer's Brain". The panel of attorneys and professional development experts will shar ...
LECTURE : Women’s Enterprise Development Center
Zak was again invited by the Women's Enterprise Development Center (WEDC) to return as a faculty presenter in their entrepreneurial training program on October 8th. This installment of the multi-week ...
LECTURE: Starting and Operating a Non-Profit in New York
I led a workshop this evening on the requirements of starting and operating a non-profit under New York state law. Although I've regularly presented on nonprofit issues, this was the first presentatio ...
LECTURE : Entrepreneurship Training Program
Zak is looking forward to returning to the entrepreneurial training program organized by the Women's Enterprise Development Center (WEDC) on March 31st. This installment will address various legal is ...
LECTURE : Legal Basics for the Women’s Enterprise Development Center
Zak has been invited to present a legal basics session of the entrepreneurial training program offered by the Women's Enterprise Development Center (WEDC). WEDC's goal is to support and to empower w ...
LECTURE : Legal Structures of Social Enterprises at the New School
I was delighted to be invited back to the New School again this year to give a guest lecture on Thursday, September 27. The topic was the legal structures that are available to social enterprises. S ...
SEMINAR : REMINDER – Intellectual Property – A Small Business Primer
There's still time to sign up for this Thursday's small business primer on intellectual property. Small businesses put a lot of effort into developing their identity and brands. This intellectual prop ...
SEMINAR : Intellectual Property – A Small Business Primer
On Thursday, August 22, I'll be doing a presentation on intellectual property issues that small businesses are likely to encounter. Small businesses put a lot of effort into developing their identity ...
EVENT : Charities and their volunteers
The IRS is holding a free phone forum (aka teleconference) entitled "Charities and their Volunteers". Most charities rely substantially on volunteer labor; some are operated by volunteers exclusively ...
SEMINAR: Crowdfunding + Crowdsourcing
I was delighted by the range of talented entrepreneurs that joined me for last night's presentation in Tarrytown. It was inspiring to hear them share their nascent business ideas. We found that most o ...
SEMINAR : Reminder – Crowdfunding + Crowdsourcing
Tomorrow night, April 18, I'll be presenting a seminar on using crowdsourcing and crowdfunding to meet your business needs. The discussion will aim to clarify the different uses for these new strategi ...
SEMINAR : Crowdfunding + Crowdsourcing
I've been invited to lead a discussion on crowdfunding and crowdsourcing on April 18. With the endless stream of record-breaking Kickstarter projects in the media lately, many businesses are wonder ...
EVENT : Backyard Chicken-keeping Laws
The Grange of Putnam Valley was hosting an event on backyard chicken-keeping on March 23 and asked me to speak about the state of the law across Putnam County. I surveyed the relevant local codes of e ...
SEMINAR : Legal Basics for Freelancers and Small Businesses
On March 14, I presented a workshop on the legal issues that are most relevant to freelancers and small businesses. This has been a very popular offering in the past. Yesterday's audience included e ...
SEMINAR : Legal issues in business websites
Thanks to all the participants who attended tonight's workshop on legal issues facing business websites. Having such a diverse group of professionals, including marketing experts and website develop ...
SEMINAR : Reminder- Legal issues in business websites tomorrow
Tomorrow, Feb. 27, I'll be presenting a seminar on legal issues you’re likely to run into with commercial websites. Topics will include protecting your brand and content, privacy policies and terms of ...
EVENT: Legislating backyard chickens
Zak Shusterman had the honor of speaking before the Town of Bedford, NY's Zoning Board of Appeals in support of expanding residents' rights to raise small flocks of backyard chickens. Zak provided tes ...
SEMINAR : Legal basics for freelancers and small businesses
I've been invited to do a presentation on the legal issues that are most relevant to freelancers and small businesses. This is a presentation has been very popular in the past. The workshop will cove ...
SEMINAR : Legal issues in business websites
On Feb. 27, I'll be holding a seminar on legal issues you're likely to run into with your commercial websites. Topics will include protecting your brand and content, privacy policies and terms of use, ...