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Private Networking Groups – St. Louis

Feb 20th, 2012

Like most professional service firms, we have grown our organization primarily through word-of-mouth and referrals. We have developed relationships with professionals in every profession and ...More

Fund St. Louis

Feb 17th, 2012

Fund St. Louis is a nonprofit micro-seed crowdfunding organization focused on community support for startup & early-stage small businesses in the St. Louis region. As a new way to fund a ...More

Are you a management consultant? Let’s talk.

Dec 20th, 2011

When the firm was started in 2003, it was with the specific intention to do more than provide high quality corporate legal services to our clients.  We wanted to take a more holistic approach to ...More

We’re Hiring: Registered Investment Sales Representatives – St. Louis, Chicago and Denver

Dec 20th, 2011

Registered Investment Sales Representative AEGIS Professional Services (www.aegisps.com) and Electio Investments (www.electioinvestments.com), is a boutique investment bank and investment advisory ...More

Welcome – Amy Boyet, Director of Operations

Dec 20th, 2011

Please join me in welcoming Amy Boyet (aboyett@aegisps.com) to our team! Prior to joining our firm, Amy was the Chief Operating Officer for Pulse Therapeutics, Inc., a pre-clinical start-up company ...More

Welcome – Israel Vicars, Director of Education and Online Media

Dec 20th, 2011

Please join me in welcoming Israel Vicars (ivicars@aegisps.com) to our team! Prior to joining us, Israel was (among other things) an advisor at RevenueTrades.com (www.revenuetrades.com), past ...More

We’re Hiring: Corporate Associate Positions – St. Louis and Chicago

Dec 19th, 2011

CORPORATE ASSOCIATE – We are seeking Corporate Associates with at least 4 years of corporate transactional experience. The ideal candidate will have drafted and negotiated transactions ...More

NY Times: Can Lawyers Be Entrepreneurial?

Nov 26th, 2011

To some, the phrase entrepreneurial lawyer may sound like an oxymoron, but the New York Times just published an article by Eileen Zimmerman, reporting that more and more lawyers are choosing ...More

Overview of Avoidance of Liability – Private Placements

Nov 16th, 2011

By Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sullivan & Worcester LLP The level of diligence required in presenting the facts in a private placement is not as well fleshed out in the cases and ...More

Entrepreneurship is a World of Noes

Nov 2nd, 2011

  Hooman Radfar says entrepreneurs need three things to succeed: persistence, persistence, persistence. “The world of entrepreneurship is a world of no’s. No, I don’t want to invest. No, ...More

Competitive Research 101 for Startups

Nov 2nd, 2011

  Whenever I get pitched by a startup, I always look to see if they’ve properly identified the competition. For starters, I can guarantee you that someone is already working on the same ...More

13th Annual InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum

Oct 31st, 2011

Entrepreneurial high-growth companies throughout the Midwest that are seeking venture capital to advance their ideas are now being invited to apply for the opportunity to present their business ...More

Fall Wine Networking Event at Chandler Hill Vineyards

Oct 12th, 2011

Whether you want to meet new people, reconnect with acquaintances, or simply stop and smell the rosès (or chardonnays) – this promises to be a great event. If it helps, don’t think of it ...More

Is Marketing an Expense or an Investment?

Sep 28th, 2011

by Ed Mayuga With tough economic times, it is understandable for a small business owner to want to cut costs wherever possible.  Unfortunately, one of the first things to go is marketing, which is ...More

For Hire: Corporate Attorney for Chicago or St. Louis Office

Sep 28th, 2011

CORPORATE ASSOCIATE – We are seeking a Corporate Associate with at least 4 years of corporate transactional experience. The ideal candidate will have drafted and negotiated transactions ...More

AEGIS Open House in Clayton – Good Times

Sep 20th, 2011

Each year, we host an open house during the St. Louis Art Fair.  Despite the rain, we had a great time reconnecting with friends and clients.  To view pictures from the event, click ...More

Corporation Versus a Limited Liability Company

Sep 13th, 2011

By Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sullivan & Worcester LLP There are a number of alternatives structures, including general and limited partnerships, business trusts, sole proprietorships, ...More

Whitepaper: Why Private Placements?

Aug 29th, 2011

With the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and the ensuing damage to the international credit markets, the world was plunged into what many have described as the “Great Recession.”  Each ...More

High Impact Entrepreneurship: 100 Rules for Being an Entrepreneur

Jul 19th, 2011

The following is an excerpt from an article written by James Altucher, a professional trader, investor and entrepreneur. If you Google “entrepreneur” you get a lot of mindless cliches like ...More

Article: Introducing Start: In the Trenches With Young Businesses

Jul 13th, 2011

One summer Saturday afternoon, I was kneeling on a barren patch of dirt in Brooklyn, digging flat-bottomed trenches with a trowel. It was 2008. My sister was trying to open a bar, and I was helping ...More

Upcoming Events

World Trade Center Networking Reception

EVENT DATE: Feb 23, 2012 to Feb 23, 2012

  Please join the World Trade Center St. Louis Board of Directors, staff and special guest, the St. Louis-Bogor Sister Cities Committee as we welcome our member companies and various members ...More

IdeaBounce®

EVENT DATE: Feb 23, 2012 to Feb 23, 2012

  IdeaBounce® is an opportunity for pre-selected bouncers to pitch their idea and win $100. All are welcome to hear pitches, provide feedback, make connections, and pitch during the open ...More

What’s Wrong with Your Lead Generation?

EVENT DATE: Feb 23, 2012 to Feb 23, 2012

Listen to guest speaker Lori Fledman and learn 5 ways a marketing database helps you reconnect with lost customers, find hot new prospects and meet quarterly sales projections. Join the Business ...More

St. Louis Startup Ideation Bootcamp

EVENT DATE: Feb 29, 2012 to Feb 29, 2012

The Startup Ideation Bootcamp provides expert advice with real-world practice. The evening begins with talks by leading startup Founders designed to teach you the components of good and bad startup ...More

Executive Insights Session

EVENT DATE: Mar 7, 2012 to Mar 7, 2012

Erik Peterson, senior vice president of consulting at Corporate Visions, Inc., a leading sales and marketing messaging company, will be conducting a complimentary executive insights session on ...More

Yellow-Tie: March Drinks & Handshakes Business-Networking After Hours

EVENT DATE: Mar 13, 2012 to Mar 13, 2012

Join us on March 13 and not only will you start new and strengthen existing relationships, you’ll experience how a powerful marketing machine looks, tastes and feels. To ...More

If It Doesn’t Sell the First Time, Grow It and Try Again

EVENT DATE: Apr 20, 2012 to Apr 20, 2012

This breakfast program, presented by ACG Association for Corporate Growth, offers an opportunity for networking and education.  Topics vary from CEO’s sharing experiences about growth ...More