Join us for this on-demand webinar, Legalese for your Coaching Biz, where you’ll explore common legal considerations for your coaching business and gain insights into how to protect your brand.
Who Is This For?
- Newer professional coaches who want to know what legal considerations should be top-of-mind when starting their business
- Experienced professional coaches who want to review important legal considerations for the ongoing management of their business and their brand
What You Will Learn:
- Identify different legal entities and the pros and cons of each.
- Understand the difference between copyrights and trademarks, when and how to file a copyright, and whether a trademark is needed.
- Determine when an appearance release is needed.
- Review other legal considerations to protect your coaching business’s brand.
Course Details:
During this on-demand webinar, we will explore the most common legal considerations coaches should take in starting, running, and protecting their business brand and coaching business.
At the conclusion of this session, you will be able to identify different legal entities and the pros and cons of each; understand the difference between copyrights and trademarks, when and how to file a copyright, and whether a trademark is needed; and determine when an appearance release is needed.
We will also review other legal considerations to protect your coaching business’s brand.
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- Life Vision & Enhancement Coaching
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