The Underserved Small Businesses (USB)* Legal Services Program provides free assistance to USB startups and early-stage businesses.

Attend this informational session about the new Underserved Small Businesses (USB) Legal Services Program, which provides free assistance to USB startups and early-stage businesses in Pennsylvania.

Receive information about pro bono legal services that are available to help you navigate the legal requirements and manage risks associated with starting a business
Learn about the various governmental and corporate programs that offer USBs investments, loans, and preferred-supplier arrangements.

List of Topics Covered

• Legal issues, such as choice of entity and timing for formation, that are common to all startups.
• Common mistakes for startups and early-stage companies.
• Typical programs that are available to underserved entrepreneurs.

As a result of your participation, you will:

• Know which legal actions to a new business.
• Know where to obtain free legal assistance.
• Know the types of preferential programs that are available to promote underserved entrepreneurs.

About The USB Legal Services Program
The USB Legal Services Program, which is a new initiative of the Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic (EAC) at Penn State Law, is targeting minority entrepreneurs who are generally categorized as “socially and economically disadvantaged” for purposes of the programs sponsored by the Small Business Administration and other federal, state and local programs as well as by private companies that have announced their own USB programs. These qualifying entrepreneurs include people of color, women, rural residents, veterans and members of the LGBTQ community.

About the Presenters
Tom Sharbaugh is a Professor of Practice at Penn State Law where he teaches business-related courses and also serves as the director of the Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic at Penn State Law, which he started approximately six years ago.

Britani Peterson is a staff attorney in the Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic where she is engaged in the Clinic’s Underserved Small Business Legal Services Program.

Webinar

Thursday, February 3, 2022

10 a.m. – 11:15 p.m. EST