creativeLIVE – Craig Heidemann – Legal Survival Guide for Creative Businesses

Ready to turn your creative side project into a thriving business? Join Craig Heidemann for an introduction to the business and accounting principles every creative professional needs to know.

In this two-day course, Craig will take you step-by-step through the process of setting up, running, and growing a small business. You’ll learn how to use QuickBooks to manage your finances, including managing client contracts and invoices. Craig will also help you navigate the potentially-confusing tax, legal, and copyright issues surrounding small businesses. You’ll also learn how to contract and/or hire people to do the tasks you can’t do yourself.

Whether you’re just starting out as a business owner or you’re a longtime entrepreneur ready for a refresher course, this course will give you a roadmap to business success.

Session 1 October 31, 2013
Day 1 Pre-Show
9:00 am – Introduction
9:15 am – Small Business Failures
9:45 am – The Business Plan
10:45 am – Four Types of Business Structures
11:00 am – Creating an LLC
11:15 am – Domain Name and Operating Agreement
11:30 am – Obtaining a Federal EIN
12:45 pm – Sales Tax
1:00 pm – Employees and Contractors
1:30 pm – Contracts and Electronic Signatures
2:00 pm – Releases and Permits
2:30 pm – Relevance of Copyright
3:00 pm – Copyright Registration
3:30 pm – Copyright and Infringement
Day 1 Wrap-Up

Session 2 November 1, 2013
Day 2 Pre-Show
9:00 am – Licensing and Transferring
9:15 am – Licensed and Copyrighted Music
9:45 am – Accounting and Goal Setting
10:45 am – Financing Your Business
11:00 am – Quickbooks Overview
11:30 am – Tracking Profit and Loss with Quickbooks
12:45 pm – Quickbooks Accounting System
1:15 pm – Estimates and Invoices
1:45 pm – Customizing Invoices
Thanks + Credits
2:30 pm – Bookkeeper vs Accountant
2:45 pm – Unhappy Clients and Potential Liability
3:00 pm – Protecting Personal Assets
3:30 pm – Health Insurance and Retirement
Day 2 Wrap-Up