LSBDC to hold seminar in Madisonville on selecting a business entity
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern Louisiana
University and its partners are hosting a free seminar designed to help individuals
select a business entity.
The free seminar, titled “Selecting Your Business Entity,” will take place in
Madisonville on Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the St. Tammany Parish
Library Madisonville Branch, located at1123 Main Street. Co-sponsors include SCORE
Northshore, St. Tammany Parish Library, St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce and St.
Tammany Economic Development Foundation.
“When starting a new business, one of the most important decisions is choosing
the entity the business will operate as,” said Sandy Summers, assistant director of
the Small Business Development Center. “Key issues to consider in the decision include
taxation, state law treatment, nature of the assets, transferability, estate planning,
limiting liability, and retention of control.”
Summers said the course provides a general overview of the different business
forms, including the issues related to their formation, management, dissolution and
taxation. Additional points of discussion include the necessary things one should
do and avoid doing when starting a new business.
Although there is no cost to attend, seating is only guaranteed for pre-registered
attendees. To register or for more information, call (985) 549-3831. Online registration
is also available at www.lsbdc.org.
