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Author, speaker and attorney Russ Davis is an expert on coming business trends. Your audience members will gain dozens of pragmatic ideas from any of his speeches.
Russ Davis will speak for free to the following groups in San Diego County:
- Chambers of commerce
- Professional associations
- Business conferences (where no one is paid)
He speaks for a fee (call to discuss rates) for business conferences and professional associations where speakers are paid.
If you would like to book Russ Davis for a speaking engagement, please call him at 858.793.1220 or send an email to rdavis@sandiegobusinesslaw.com.
Speaker Biography
Russell Davis, Esq. is a licensed attorney whose practice encompasses all facets of corporate law (www.sandiegobusinesslaw.com). As an attorney and psychologist, Mr. Davis has successfully combined the art of listening with the art of educating to enable clients to strategically maneuver through the changing currents of business operations. In addition to providing a full range of legal services, Mr. Davis consults with hundreds of businesses to identify solutions for their financing needs, networks with angel and venture capital resources, and is recognized as one of San Diego's leading experts in private placement funding.
Topics
- Back to the Future: Five Coming Business Trends You Can't Afford To Ignore
- Web Site Law and Order
- Risky Business: Seven Avoidable Business Hazards
Back to the Future: Five Coming Business Trends You Can't Afford To Ignore
Now is the time to return to the art and science of business trend spotting. Is the future something that will hurt or help your business? “Forewarned is forearmed” is an adage that business futurist Russ Davis believes in. A practicing attorney and former psychologist, he advises business owners, managers and key employees on how to deal with the major business trends that are impacting San Diego companies.
You will learn:
- How to profit from five coming business trends
- Tips to weather the rising tide of litigation
- Tips for coping with the coming business seller glut
- Creative exit strategies for business owners
- How to overcome the business leadership vacuum
- Tips to identify and develop managerial talent
- What businesses can learn from the ROTC program
- Ideas on attracting private funding for your business
- Why the rush toward licensing and away from patenting
- The two biggest licensing mistakes companies make
Web Site Law and Order
Every company has a Web site and sends e-mail, but is it always legal? Ignorance of evolving Internet law is no excuse. A practicing attorney and former psychologist, Russ Davis advises business owners and managers on how to deal with Internet and marketing legal issues that are impacting California companies.
You will learn:
- Typical marketing legal blunders that can cost huge sums
- Risky business practices to avoid on the Web
- Simple Web site addition that could save megabucks
- How to make sure you comply with changing Federal law
- Why you need a Web site user and privacy policy
- How to steer clear of trademark and servicemark issues
- The biggest software licensing mistakes companies make
- What are your copyright rights
Risky Business: Seven Avoidable Business Hazards
Learn where your business stands on legal issues including marketing practices, employment practices, intellectual property protection, business structuring, insurance protection, exposure to securities violations, regulatory compliance, documentation and record keeping. Most business losses, fines and damages could be avoided by advance planning.
Some of the benefits of diagnosing avoidable risks include:
- Determines whether business records are in proper order and in compliance
- Helps negotiate better real estate purchase and lease terms
- Protects assets and identifies tax strategies by reviewing business structure
- Assesses if intellectual property assets are protected and yielding properly
- Identifies successful exit strategy options for the business owner
- Provides peace of mind about risk management
- Reduces overall business expenses
- Identifies current policies and procedures that expose the business to legal risks
- Helps with connections to resources including insurance, financing and strategic relationships
- In some instances, assists with finding financing