Protecting Your Business: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Description

This two-hour evening workshop is meant to give new food entrepreneurs a general overview of the legal landscape and risks that affects their business. Topics will include a survey of key regulations and potential liability issues. Other areas covered briefly will be contracts, insurance, taxes, labeling and establishing your business. It is a great opportunity for food entrepreneurs to hear an expert's perspective and ask questions of a prominent and very experienced food business attorney, Sandra Morar, JD.

Cost: FREE
Ticket includes admission, networking, beverages + light bites.

Agenda: 
6 – 6:30 p.m. | Registration, Bites + Beverages
6:30 – 8 p.m. | Program + Q/A
8 – 9 p.m. | Networking

More about Sandra Morar JD:
Sandra focuses on consumer product issues, which includes product development within regulatory guidelines, product safety, marketing, contracts, insurance and distribution. She represents clients across all consumer product categories, with a specialty in the food, dietary supplement and restaurant industries, interfacing with the FDA, USDA, Consumer Product Safety Division, the FTC, Office of Inspector General and EPA, as well as state and local agencies. A double magna cum laude graduate of Creighton University, Sandra has been advising clients across the country for 30 years.

Special thanks to our Kitchen Council supporters: 
Conagra Brands
Iowa West Foundation
Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce 
Iowa Economic Development Authority 

Need more information? Please contact Holly Benson Muller, managing director, at hbenson@omahachamber.org.