Have you heard that 30% of new businesses fail in the first two years? Starting a new business has risk, but what if you were able to increase your chances of success? In this talk we will cover ways to gain the necessary skills to become a successful entrepreneur and even get paid while doing it. No, I won't be paying you, but I will teach you what you can do to mitigate the risk and how to be paid while building your own company. During this talk we will cover legal protections to resources that are available, and everything else in between. For example, did you know that the Computer Software Copyright Act automatically grants copyright protection to your computer programs? This is just one example of the type of the legal protections we will cover, but owning a business isn’t just about legal stuff as you’ll find out. If you are thinking about starting a business but not sure how to get started, let me help guide you on this journey to become a successful entrepreneur. About Marvin Marvin Patrick is the Associate Software Engineer at Quicken Loans, the nation's largest mortgage lender, which is based in Detroit, Michigan. He's a self taught Android engineer who has an award winning self published app. He is a U.S. Veteran who graduated high school at 16, operated tanks at 17, and rappelled from helicopters at 22. He's passionate about family, education, entrepreneurship, and loves supporting start ups. You can follow him on LinkedIn at Marvin Patrick. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ The Agenda ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Unfortunately we can not validate parking for this event. Parking is available on the street nearby.
6:30pm - 6:45pm - Networking and Food
6:45pm - Entrepreneurship: Paving Your Own Way by Marvin Patrick
