Upcoming EventsKLG to host Entrepreneur Commons Entrepreneur Commons is a network of entrepreneurs that provides peer mentoring. Entrepreneurs meet on a regular basis (typically once a month) to share issues and successes on their current projects with other entrepreneurs. These meetings are an opportunity for all to exchange information, knowledge and contacts in a trusted environment. Members of Entrepreneur Commons also have access to the global network of entrepreneurs who have already joined local chapters in other places, or who have joined the online community through the Entrepreneur Commons Academy. Currently there are three cities with active chapters: San Francisco CA, Menlo Park CA, Paris France. Katovich Law Group is hosting Entrepreneur Commons at its office in downtown Oakland – we invite you to attend this first informational meeting to learn more. Register for this event here. _________________ Jenny will be participating in a virtual panel discussion on Crowdfunding. The other panelists will be - Nathan Beckord, CEO, Venture Archetypes, San Francisco, CA - Kamil Chmielewski, CIO, Cameesa, Chicago, IL - Rick Goossen, CEO, Make Good, Vancouver, BC, Canada For more information and to sign up click here. __________________ Jenny Kassan will be a guest speaker at Recent EventsJenny Kassan now writes a column for the Small Business Monthly, a publication of the East Bay Express. Her first article “How to Raise Money But Not Break the Bank” was just published. Check it out here! John Katovich was recently interviewed by John Tozzi of Business Week for his series The New Entrepreneur. The post is entitled “What Local Stock Exchanges Might Look Like.” You can read it here.
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Practicing What We PreachAt Katovich Law Group we believe in practicing what we preach: Reducing our environmental footprint Supporting locally-owned businesses Creating mutually beneficial networks within the community Cultivating a fair and positive working environment for our staff
Our Involvement in the CommunityAt Katovich Law Group, our commitment to sustainability extends beyond operating responsibly and helping our clients do the same. Our attorneys and support staff believe in sustainability as a way of life and demonstrate that by actively participating in and supporting our local community. John Katovich is a professor at Presidio School of Management, where all MBA candidates are focused on sustainability. His outside affiliations are geared toward both the development of new business, as well as the betterment of the planet: The Local Exchange Project, Corporation 2020, the World Business Academy, the DC Roundtable for Progressive Corporate Law Reform, the Conscious Business Institute, and Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. Featured Client
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Welcome!Katovich Law Group works with clients in every phase of venture development from start-up through initial financing and ongoing operations. Our attorneys have outstanding credentials and years of experience. Several have started companies and nonprofits, and have first-hand understanding of what it takes to develop and maintain a successful enterprise. Sustainable and Affordable Because we are committed to sustainability in all respects, we have chosen to operate as a virtual law firm, which means that we do not maintain fancy offices for our attorneys. This allows us to lower our overhead, provide greater flexibility for our staff, and keep our fees well below market. Our hope is that this contributes to our clients’ efforts to meet their own goals for providing excellent service to their customers at a reasonable price while honoring the needs of their workers, communities, and the planet. Read More… Cutting Edge Capital Raising for Small BusinessBarriers to Capital Raising for Small Business are Daunting Many small businesses are unaware of the legal constraints on their fundraising efforts. Small businesses generally are not allowed to ask their customers and community members for investment of any kind, including loans! Existing laws place huge restrictions on the investment choices of small, “unaccredited” investors—a category in SEC vernacular that includes all but the richest two percent of Americans. The regulations prohibit the average American from investing in any small business, unless the firm is willing to spend $50,000 to $100,000 on lawyers to prepare a private placement memorandum or public offering—thick documents with microscopic, ALL CAPS PRINT that no human being has ever been observed actually reading. ~Michael Shuman, author of Small-Mart Revolution What Options are Available to Small Business for Raising Capital from the Public? Katovich Law Group’s Cutting Edge Capital Services specializes in helping small businesses find creative ways to raise capital without having to spend tens of thousands dollars on legal fees. We collect stories from around the country about entrepreneurs that have done it legally using little-known exemptions from the securities laws. Please contact us to learn more about Cutting Edge Capital Services and join the conversation at www.cuttingedgecap.ning.com.
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