Thinking About Starting a Business?

Join USC Alumni “Entrepreneur of the Year” Shannon Gans, ExecutiveProducer of New Deal Studios, for a limited participation seminar forartists who are thinking of starting their own business.

Some topics to be covered:

• Best practices when starting a business
• Know where you are going – write the business plan
• Setting your vision, core values and core ideals
• Building the company culture
• Creating an advisory team
• Working with accountants and attorneys
• Create your own economy – working with the internet
• Build your brand – the importance of marketing and networking
• When and how to hire employees
• Difference between leadership and management

Where: Otis College of Art and Design- Room # 309

Address: 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045

Cost: FREE to VES members

FREE to Otis Students

$ 10 all others

Participation limited-You must RSVP to attend