INSIGHT : Another Yoga Patent Controversy
I was recently asked to comment on the current yoga patent controversy surrounding a patent application filed by Yogaglo, a company that provides streaming yoga classes. Subsequent to filing their app ...
NEWS : How does the government shutdown affect USPTO processing?
Without delving into the politics behind the government shutdown, many of my clients are curious about whether and how the current shutdown will be affecting any matters they have pending before the U ...
LECTURE : Legal Basics for the Women’s Enterprise Development Center
Zak has been invited to present a legal basics session of the entrepreneurial training program offered by the Women's Enterprise Development Center (WEDC). WEDC's goal is to support and to empower w ...
LECTURE : Legal Structures of Social Enterprises at the New School
I was delighted to be invited back to the New School again this year to give a guest lecture on Thursday, September 27. The topic was the legal structures that are available to social enterprises. S ...
SEMINAR : REMINDER – Intellectual Property – A Small Business Primer
There's still time to sign up for this Thursday's small business primer on intellectual property. Small businesses put a lot of effort into developing their identity and brands. This intellectual prop ...
SEMINAR : Intellectual Property – A Small Business Primer
On Thursday, August 22, I'll be doing a presentation on intellectual property issues that small businesses are likely to encounter. Small businesses put a lot of effort into developing their identity ...
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NEWS : Zak Shusterman elected to corporate board of The Hudson Independent newspaper
Zak Shusterman is honored to have joined the corporate board of the Hudson Valley News Corporation. The Hudson Valley News Corporation is the parent company of The Hudson Independent, the only newspap ...
EVENT : Charities and their volunteers
The IRS is holding a free phone forum (aka teleconference) entitled "Charities and their Volunteers". Most charities rely substantially on volunteer labor; some are operated by volunteers exclusively ...
CLIENT NEWS : Congratulations to Dance/NYC
A hearty congratulations to the staff and supporters of client Dance/NYC. Dance/NYC recently completed the complex process of establishing itself as an independent entity, serving as the support stru ...
CLIENT NEWS : Award for the Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown
A hearty congratulations to client Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown. The Pantry will be honored with a prestigious award tomorrow morning at a ceremony hosted by Abigail Kirsch at Tapp ...
INSIGHT : Annual filing deadline approaches for many tax exempt organizations
For many tax exempt organizations, May 15th is the deadline for making your annual filing to the IRS in order to maintain your tax exempt status. Read on to learn if this is deadline for your organiza ...
CLIENT NEWS : Corbin Hill Farm featured in new documentary
Client Corbin Hill Farm has once again made news, this time for the role New School alumni have played in its development and growth. A new documentary has been produced by a team at the New School, w ...
CLIENT NEWS : My Pet Chicken featured in Huffington Post
Client My Pet Chicken was featured in the Huffington Post on May 8, in an article entitled "10 Oddball Businesses That Actually Exist". My Pet Chicken is identified as one of the so-called oddballs ...
SEMINAR: Crowdfunding + Crowdsourcing
I was delighted by the range of talented entrepreneurs that joined me for last night's presentation in Tarrytown. It was inspiring to hear them share their nascent business ideas. We found that most o ...
INSIGHT : New York State Grants for Businesses
Most businesses owners are aware that billions of dollars in grant money flows into local businesses from federal, state and regional sources. These grants support a variety of goals - increasing loca ...
SEMINAR : Reminder – Crowdfunding + Crowdsourcing
Tomorrow night, April 18, I'll be presenting a seminar on using crowdsourcing and crowdfunding to meet your business needs. The discussion will aim to clarify the different uses for these new strategi ...
INSIGHT : Non-Profits Approaching Foundations
While I'm frequently involved in the nuts-to-bolts tasks of organizing non-profits, my exposure to their fundraising activities is often indirect - compliance concerns, attending events, celebrating t ...
SEMINAR : Crowdfunding + Crowdsourcing
I've been invited to lead a discussion on crowdfunding and crowdsourcing on April 18. With the endless stream of record-breaking Kickstarter projects in the media lately, many businesses are wonder ...
EVENT : Backyard Chicken-keeping Laws
The Grange of Putnam Valley was hosting an event on backyard chicken-keeping on March 23 and asked me to speak about the state of the law across Putnam County. I surveyed the relevant local codes of e ...