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PowerUp Live

PowerUP Live

YWCA Hamilton’s PowerUp Live supports women entrepreneurs in developing strategies and tactics to keep moving their businesses forward and growing.

We are offering fun and interactive workshops that will take place in our brand-new building in Hamilton with some of our past, current and curious members of our program and community.

Featured speakers will be addressing a variety of topics including starting your business, building resilience, business planning, marketing, finance, operations and legal and much more!

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POWERUP LIVE PRESENTS:

Elena Favaro Viana
Legal Essentials for Entrepreneurs

Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Putman Family YWCA
52 Ottawa Street North, Hamilton ON
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Join us for an informative and empowering session with corporate lawyer Elena Favaro Viana, founder of EFV Legal Professional Corporation.

With a focus on small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs, Elena helps clients build legally sound businesses from the ground up. Known for her practical and approachable style, she combines deep legal knowledge with a real-world understanding of what it takes to grow a business in today’s environment. Elena regularly speaks on topics such as contract essentials, business structures, and employment law, with a mission to empower business owners with the tools they need to protect their work and thrive with confidence.

In this session, you’ll learn the key legal building blocks every entrepreneur should have in place, including:

  • Business structures and formations for your business
  • The essential contractsyou need — and how to actually use them
  • What to know when onboarding your first team members
  • How to protect your brand and intellectual propertyas you grow and scale

This session will give you practical knowledge and confidence to protect your business and scale with peace of mind.

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The YWCA Hamilton acknowledges the support of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.