{"id":1219,"date":"2021-02-18T16:50:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T21:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/tlc\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2021-02-18T16:50:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T21:50:26","slug":"small-business-owners-how-to-get-access-to-expert-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/tlc\/small-business-owners-how-to-get-access-to-expert-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Owners – How to Get Access to Expert Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Originally posted on Dog Trainer’s Umbrella, Jan 4, 2021<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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by Christina Schenk-Hargrove<\/a><\/span> | Jan 4, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This fourth interview in our series is a special treat: our interviewee is Vanessa O\u2019Connor, and attorney with the Harvard Law School Transactional Law Clinic. TLC is an amazing resource for small business owners who can\u2019t afford the legal advice they need to build a strong business. Vanessa is also a smart, articulate speaker who will fire you up.<\/p>\n

If you have not heard the story behind these interviews, here it is again:<\/p>\n

As small business owners, we are often isolated from our peer group of other business owners.\u00a0 This feeling of isolation and figuring it out on our own was exacerbated in 2020 by the effects of the pandemic.\u00a0 While Facebook groups like \u201cDTU: Marketing & Running an R+ Dog Business\u201d can help to provide a sense of community, I was inspired this summer to reach out to other small business owners and talk to them about their industries and their stories, to see what I could learn and pass on to you. I recorded our conversations and want to share them with you here.\u00a0 I had a lot of fun asking questions, finding similarities and hearing about lessons learned. Be forewarned: the recordings are unedited and low tech, more for listening to than looking at, but you may learn from the shared experiences.<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you found any free resources that have helped you to build your business?\u00a0 Is there a law school clinic in your state?\u00a0 I\u2019m always keeping my ears open for these kinds of resources so I can share them with the dog training community, so let me know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n