We're making money now -- help! How to go from one-woman band to managing a team
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
8:00 am - 10:00 AM
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Starting a successful business is hard. Growing a successful business can be even harder. Navigating the pitfalls surrounding the care and feeding of new employees can be daunting, especially if you are an entrepreneur learning the ropes yourself. Come listen to a panel of experts talk about how to grow your business while avoiding the headaches that can come from dealing with payroll, employment law, discrimination and other administrative issues. Attendees will get a chance to hear Sue Bendavid-Arbiv, a highly respected San Fernando Valley employment lawyer, discuss the basic legal issues facing budding entrepreneurs looking to hire their first employees. A representative from TriNet Total HR Services will also provide insights on cutting-edge ways to short-circuit many HR needs using their unique services.
Featured Speaker(s)
Sue Bendavid-Arbiv specializes in employment litigation and counseling, primarily for employers. She assists with hiring and firing practices, wage and hour issues, leaves of absence, claims for wrongful termination, and a wide variety of other employment-related matters. She has represented employers before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the California Employment Development Department, the California Labor Commissioner (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement) and the U.S. Department of Labor.
Ms. Bendavid-Arbiv graduated Cum Laude, with honors in Political Science, in 1987 from California State University, Northridge, where she was a member of the Political Science Honor Society, the Golden Key Honor Society, and the Dean's List. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, in 1990, where she was elected to the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society and was a contributor to the International and Comparative Law Journal.
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Matt Crowley is a corporate lawyer who works closely with entrepreneurs. Mr. Crowley practiced securities, venture capital and mergers & acquisitions law in San Francisco with Pillsbury Madison & Sutro and Morrison & Foerster from 1993 to 2001, during the height of the dot.com boom. In 2001, Mr. Crowley took a senior management position with a client, Evoke Software, as their first general counsel. After assisting Evoke with positioning itself for sale in 2004, Mr. Crowley joined Technicolor's DVD manufacturing division ($2 billion annual revenue) as their lead lawyer. Mr. Crowley entered solo practice as a business lawyer for entrepreneurs in 2006.
Mr. Crowley received his business degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1990. Mr. Crowley earned his law degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1993.
Schedule of Events
8:00-8:30 a.m. - Networking time
8:30-9:00 a.m. - Seminar
9:00-9:15 a.m. - Q & A time
9:15 a.m. onward -- additional networking time
Location & Details
The Community Room (Sherman Oaks Galleria)
15301 Ventura Blvd., Rotunda Area
Sherman Oaks, California 91403
DIRECTIONS TO THE PROPERTY & COMMUNITY ROOM
Address:
15301 Ventura Blvd., Rotunda Area, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Community Room Location:
The Community Room is located on the first (1st) floor of Property and in the Rotunda (circular) area left of the escalators. It is just beyond the Bank of America ATM.
From Ventura Area: Take 101 South/East. Exit Haskell; Turn Left. At Ventura Blvd. turn left. About one and a half blocks you will drive under the 405 freeway overpass and see a light/street called “Galleria Lane”; Turn Left. This will bring you to the parking facilities (Valet Parking), which is the closest area to the Community Room. You can ask a parking attendant to direct you to the nearest self-parking area.
From Northridge/Sylmar/Valencia: Take 405 South. Exit Burbank Blvd. Turn left. At Sepulveda turn Right. You will drive 3 to 5 commercial blocks and when you pass Galleria Gateway you will see Valet parking entrance on your right hand side. After entering the structure drive straight and then left for the Valet parking or straight and right for the self parking. Walk toward the valet parking and take elevator or escalator up to the first (1st) floor. The Community room is located next to the Bank of America ATM.
From Glendale/Pasadena/Hollywood/L.A.: Take 101 North. Exit at Sepulveda Blvd. Turn Left. After passing Galleria Gateway you will see Valet parking entrance on your right hand side. After entering the structure drive straight and left toward the Valet parking or straight and right towards self parking.
From Santa Monica: Take 405 North. Exit Ventura Blvd. Turn Left. The off ramp will leave you on Sepulveda Blvd. Turn Left at the Corner of Ventura and Sepulveda and turn right at “Galleria Lane”. This will bring you to the Valet parking.
To get to the Community Room:
Going up the Escalator: Turn Right off the escalator on the first (1st) level and it will be just beyond the Bank of America ATM.
- $0.00 for WITI Members
- $25.00 for Non-members
Online Registration Closed
