BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:How to Start Your Own Business DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:"How to Start Your Own Business" IEEE. Speaker: Jerry Knotts, President/CEO of the California Coast Venture Forum, Inc. Are you an Entrepreneur? Have you ever thought about starting YOU OWN COMPANY? This presentation will help you reinvigorate the thought process, show you how to set up a company and address the Dos and Don’ts. A few models will be used to help with the process. Specifics will include a company formation check-list. You will understand how to select the form of your company, how to protect founder's interests, the decisions you should make prior to obtaining initial funding; and the major components of a business plan. Email dougaskegard@ieee.org DTSTART:20071112T183000 DTEND:20071112T193000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR