Business Contracts 101

In the world of business, contracts protect your business, intellectual property, your money, but most importantly, they protect you, the CEO. Business Contracts 101 will break down the vital information you need to know to negotiate, draft, and sign contracts that are legally enforceable in court and that actually protect you. You’ll learn what they teach law students the first day of contracts class, how to avoid creating an unenforceable contract, the various types of business contracts, essential contract clauses, key language to understand ownership and use of intellectual property, and contract blunders to avoid before you sign on the next dotted line. Don’t let the 101 convince you this is solely for newbie business owners. Some of what we will cover is what CEOs in business for 10 and 25 years never learned and a few blunders that almost cost others upwards of $25,000. Presenter Bio:Chayla C. Jackson, Esq. is a business attorney, business strategist, and legal coach. She is also the founder of Legacy Legal Consulting Firm, a virtual law firm for CEOs on the go. With her Georgetown Law teaching background, Chayla empowers business owners and her clients to understand the law without getting lost in the legalese. She has been featured in the Baltimore Business Journal and Voyage Baltimore Magazine for her work of building solutions for business owners to get access to the legal education, services, and contracts they need to DIY legal safely and legally protect their business. Chayla is a Maryland native and graduate of University of Maryland, College Park and Georgetown Law.