The event
The second Lake Wales Startup Night is Wednesday, October 21 at 6 PM at The Thirsty Dragon, 126 N 1st St in Lake Wales. It is free and open to all ages, whether you have a business, a side hustle, or an idea you have not told anyone about yet.
This time there is a speaker. Denise Tessier, Esq. of TessierLawFirm.com talks startup legal strategy: choosing the right business entity, the contracts that matter early, and protecting what you build. The RSVP form has a spot for your questions, so bring the legal question you have been sitting on.
RSVP at lwstartups.lovable.app.
Watch the announcement
Why this night exists
The first Startup Night, at the end of September, drew 17 people to The Thirsty Dragon on a Wednesday: city commissioners, business owners, doctors and medical leaders, nonprofit directors, attorneys, and students. Nobody was selling anything and nobody gave a speech. The only question on the table was whether Lake Wales can grow its own businesses.
I organize these nights because most of my work at BackTier happens on a laptop with clients I may never meet in person. The work that matters most to me lately happens here, in the town I live in. A room where a commissioner, a student, and an attorney end up at the same table is worth more than another networking mixer with name tags.
What to bring
Yourself, and one question. If you are choosing between an LLC and something else, wondering whether a handshake deal needs paper, or trying to protect a name or an idea before you launch, this is the room for it. Denise takes questions, and the RSVP form lets you send yours ahead of time.
See you at The Thirsty Dragon on October 21.