Protecting what you've built: Smart legal strategies for business owners

The best business problems are the ones you never have. 

Following last year’s sold out session, OFRM Lawyers Director and Business Lawyer Lachlan Edwards will take you through how to use the law to protect your hard earned work, manage risk, prepare your business for the next owner, and stay ahead of trouble. 

Hear real world examples and takeaways from Lachlan and OFRM's Family Law team and Wills & Estates team. 

You'll come away from the session with a better understanding on a range of common questions we speak with our clients about, including: 

• Should I operate as a company, trust or sole trader?  

• Do I need to trademark my brand? 

• How do I protect my business while I’m running it?  

• Do I really need written contracts?  

• How do I prepare my business for sale?  

• What happens to my business if I don’t have a Will? 

• Who controls my trusts if I separate or when I die? 

This session is suitable for all small business owners and managers as well as accountants, financial planners and other small business advisers. 

This event is being ran as part of Be.Bendigo Business Unboxed 2026. Light refreshments provided.

Registrations are free but places are limited. If you register and can no longer attend, please let us know so we can make the space available to someone else.