COVID-19 Legal Briefing: Force Majeure Part I – Implications On Commercial Leases

27 March, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic raging, businesses are concerned about whether this event will excuse their performance of agreements they entered into prior to the pandemic, and with the beginning of...

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Preccelerator Webinar: Staying Sane in an Insane Industry w/ Dr. Rebecca Roy

20 March, 2020

  If you did not have a chance to attend this workshop on startup mental health "Staying Sane in an Insane Industry" with Dr. Rebecca Roy, the entire webinar can...

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COVID-19 Legal Briefing – Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

20 March, 2020

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) The FFCRA was signed into law on March 18, 2020, by President Trump to provide emergency relief and support in response to the COVID-19 (or...

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COVID-19 Legal Briefing – SBA Economic Injury Disaster Relief Loans (EIDLs)

18 March, 2020

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that it has made Economic Injury Disaster Relief Loans (EIDLs) of up to $2 million available to qualifying small businesses suffering substantial...

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COVID-19 Legal Briefing: California And Federal Tax Update – Filing And Payment Extensions

16 March, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have issued guidance allowing an extension of time to pay income taxes ​and file returns. CALIFORNIA:  The California Franchise Tax Board...

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SA&M Preccelerator® Program Announces Investment in BlockForms

10 March, 2020

LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2020  - ​​​The Preccelerator® Program, a Santa Monica, California-based early-stage startup accelerator, announced today it has accepted BlockForms, a company addressing the InsureTech market, to its 14th class...

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Preccelerator Workshop: Term Sheets w/ Caroline Cherkassky & Kelly Laffey

5 March, 2020

Topics that will be covered in this term sheet workshop include: Type of financing: convertible notes vs SAFEs vs priced equity rounds Convertible notes and SAFEs: caps, discounts, and other...

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Preccelerator Workshop: Lean Startup 101 w/ Zhen Wang

5 March, 2020

In this workshop, Zhen will go over both back-office admin and product team functions to help founders balance between cash spend and doing the right thing. Zhen will also go...

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Return of the P-Word

4 March, 2020

The headlines have been rough for growth startups in recent months (insert link about WeWork). It has been particularly challenging for growth startups and their investors looking to take their...

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Does Your Company Need a Crisis Plan?

19 February, 2020

You have worked hard to build a thriving business… then the unthinkable happens… your company is thrust into the limelight… nationally and negatively! Do you have a crisis plan? “It...

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