How to avoid costly legal mistakes as a small business

In this Lunch and Learn, Patricia Wing reveals the top five legal mistakes every entrepreneur and small business owner should avoid.

From incorporation blunders to difficulties in raising capital, find out how to protect your business, secure ownership of your products and avoid trademark challenges that could derail your growth.

Topics covered in this session

• How to avoid incorporation pitfalls, like issuing millions of £1 paid-up ordinary shares

• How to secure ownership of your product or service and avoid any disputes over intellectual property (IP)

• How to navigate the world of raising capital, cash-flow management and the legal risks of over-leveraging with debt

About the speaker

Patricia is a start-up and SME lawyer known for making legal concepts easy to understand.

With a strong background in corporate law and as the founder of SuLe, a cutting-edge legal platform, she's guided numerous UK start-ups through their legal journeys from incorporation to successful exits.

Relevant resources

• Checklist for starting a small business

• Lunch and Learn: Starting a business – the legal basics

• Legal advisers to connect with on Enterprise Nation

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