How to Start a Business in Montana
MSU Extended University and
Prospera’s Montana Women’s Business Center present
HOW TO START A BUSINESS IN MONTANA
Thursday, February 9
6:15 – 9:15 p.m.
Montana State University
Gaines Hall, Room 148
Cost $59.00
Registration required by February 7.Register online at http://eu.montana.edu/professional/
Questions: Contact MSU Extended University at (406) 994-6683
There is a minimum enrollment for this course and if not met, the course may be cancelled and fees fully refunded.
MSU Parking: Parking is free for 30 min. in the pay lot across from the Strand Union Building. Parking is also free in most parking spaces after 6:00 pm and on the weekends. To visit the MSU parking services homepage click here.
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ABOUT THE CLASS
Participants will learn the factors they need to consider when choosing the best business entity (corporation, LLC, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.) for their proposed enterprise including: tax consequences, liability, filing requirements with the Secretary of State, choosing a business name, and complexities at dissolution. Our discussion of tax implications will cover a wide array of topics including deductions for business expenses, filing estimated taxes, and self-employment taxes. We will cover city licensing requirements for particular types of businesses and how to draft supporting documentation to register different business entities (Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Articles of Organization, Partnership Agreements, etc.) While this course will not cover how to develop a business plan, participants will receive a list of low-cost and no-cost local resources available to assist new entrepreneurs with business planning and financing.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Anna S. Felton recently opened a general practice and civil litigation firm in the Oakwood Professional Plaza in Bozeman. Licensed in Montana and California, Ms. Felton's practice focuses on employment, commercial litigation, and reputation defense primarily serving small to mid-sized businesses and professionals. Prior to relocating to Montana, Ms. Felton was an Associate at a large civil litigation defense firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, a Summer Associate at a boutique employment practice that represented public employers, and an HR manager at an international biotechnology company headquartered in Silicon Valley. Ms. Felton received her bachelor's degree from Stanford University and her law degree from the University of California, Davis, King Hall School of Law. Ms. Felton is very active in the greater Bozeman community, currently serving as: Treasurer on the Board of Directors of Quail Hollow Cooperative Day School, volunteer mediator at the Community Mediation Center, and pro bono counsel in a guardianship and parenting matter before the District Court.
The Montana WBC is a program of Prospera Business Network and is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Amanda Schultz at (406) 587-3113.
