0-60: Top 10 Corporate Mistakes that Small Businesses Make in Federal Contracting

No one likes nasty surprises…from the word GO small businesses can make serious mistakes that harm their ability to grow, develop, sell, or take on new investors now or into the future.  Indeed, some of this mistakes do not manifest themselves for years, or until the 11^th hour, and they can scuttle business deals that would otherwise be a sure thing.  During this program, Cy Alba and Kathryn Hickey will walk through the top 10 mistakes that small business government contractors make early in their lives with regard to business structuring, financing, incentivizing employees, and more which all have direct impacts on business profitability and value.  Indeed, we will discuss:

1. The pros and cons of various corporate structures for a small business (and what do to if you picked the wrong one);
2. The impacts of different paths for growth (both organic and inorganic);
3. How Corporate and Tax law benefits harm small businesses due to federal contracting rules and regulations;
4. How you can structure your company now to plan for future growth, investments, or divestitures to meet different goals;
5. Financing options for long-term success vs short term survivability;
6. Options for incentivizing employees without losing control of your company or sacrificing mechanisms for future investment opportunities;
7. The main mistakes made in Mentor/Protégé Agreements and how to avoid them;
8. Steps you can take to protect valuable IP and company knowledge;
9. The basics of corporate governance and record keeping;
10. And More!