On the Menu: Launch Smart, Incorporation & Governance with Josh Hayes, presented by Segra

Starting a company is exciting, and starting from the proper legal foundation is critical. In this session, we’ll walk through how to choose the best type of legal entity for your company, and what that decision means for your startup’s growth. We’ll also cover the basics of corporate governance (who does what and why it matters), from stockholders and board members to advisors and officers, so you can build a company and team that’s structured for success from day one.

In an effort to keep this event accessible, we will be offering a hybrid experience for participants. When checking out, be mindful to select between an “In-Person Ticket” and a “Zoom Ticket.” For those not located in NC, we welcome you to join us over Zoom.

Zoom Link: https://rtp-org.zoom.us/j/81082140234

Game Plan

11:30 a.m. | In-Person | Registration opens & lunch is available

11:50 a.m. | Virtual | Doors to the waiting room open

12:00 p.m. | Event begins

1:00 p.m. | Go on back to work!

Our Session Leader

Josh Hayes

Partner, Hutchinson PLLC

Josh practices corporate law, where he focuses on providing practical and actionable advice to entrepreneurs, startups, established companies and investors across a wide range of sectors, including SaaS, digital marketplaces, hemp, medical devices, gene therapy, biotechnology, and biopharmaceuticals. He has a wealth of experience in corporate, commercial, and transactional matters, including early- and late-stage equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, strategic joint ventures, university spinouts, licensing, and corporate governance. Josh also frequently serves as the outside general counsel for early-stage startups through all stages of their corporate life cycle, from pre-revenue through exit. Before joining Hutchison, Josh practiced in the Charlotte office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP where he represented a wide variety of regional and national companies in transactional, regulatory compliance and copyright and trademark matters.

What’s On The Menu?

At Frontier RTP, we are constantly growing, and hope you will come along for the ride! We developed On the Menu as a way of helping you and your business grow to the next level, whatever that next level may be.

Each month, we offer a lunchtime workshop on a special topic related to small businesses or startups. On the Menu is taught by a diverse group of experts from around the Triangle (some of whom started their business here at Frontier RTP!) in a small group setting.

Our hope is that these workshops will not only be rich in content, but spark dialogue, start relationships, and make your lunch break meaningful. Did we mention there will be food? For those joining us in-person, there will be a free lunch available. If you are joining us virtually, we invite you to bring your lunch to the Zoom. No shame in eating with your camera on!

We want you to easily access our events and webinars. Please reach out to us with accommodation requests at programming@rtp.org and we’ll do our best to facilitate.

This month’s Presenting Sponsor is Segra.

Note: By registering and participating in this event, you consent to the recording of your likeness, image, and/or voice and authorize Frontier RTP to use photographs, video, and audio recordings containing your likeness, image, and/or voice in any medium for any purpose.