Retirement Investment Strategies Workshop and Dinner

This complimentary workshop is geared towards an audience that is nearing retirement (age 50 and over) or already retired. Attendees will receive a free 20-page workbook on Retirement Investment Strategies.





You have the choice of attending:

Tuesday, Sep 14th , 6:30PM

Wednesday, Sep 22nd, 6:30PM

Thursday, Sep 23rd, 6:30PM

Location: Clubhouse at Anaheim Hills Golf Course

To RSVP Contact Candice at (877) 248-0222 ext. 200, or email ekaram@bfretirementservices.com

Free Insomnia & Sleep Disorder Clinic

Megan Pionkowski Featured in OC Metro's Top Attorneys Issue

Megan K. Pionkowski is the founder of Atlas Law Group, an innovative law firm dedicated to protecting and promoting their clients’ intellectual property and businesses. Her emphasis is in trademark and copyright prosecution, domain name disputes, entity formation and drafting licensing and business agreements.

She represents individuals, companies, and entrepreneurs across a multitude of industries. Megan takes a compassionate approach, tailoring her services to each client’s business needs and goals. “My clients work hard to develop and promote their talents, image, and companies. That’s why I work with them to not only protect their accomplishments, but to provide them with additional resources for growth” Megan emphasizes.

While knowledge and experience have been essential to Megan’s success, her community involvement has also made a difference. Her speaking engagements educate individuals on starting a business and her participation in Walk MS helps raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

See the featured profile in OC Metro Magazine: http://digital.ocmetro.com/publication/?i=43743

iPhone App - Scan Your Business Cards Instantly!

I recently downloaded the Scan Biz Cards Application for my iPhone and have to say it's pretty amazing. It costs $6.99, but is well worth it. You take a photo of the business card with your phone and then it scans the information and places it in the proper fields. It scans to your Address book, allows you to create custom folders, connect to LinkedIn, create calendar reminders, export to Excel, and more.

There is a free application, but I believe you are only allowed to scan one business card a day. If you do a lot of networking or just like to stay organized, take advantage of all the features the paid application has to offer.

FREE iPod Touch with New Bank Account!

Open any consumer or business account with Bank of the West during the campaign and receive an iPod Touch for meeting the following requirements:

Consumer Checking Bonus Requirements:

1) Two direct deposits of $500+ are posted to the account by 10/31/10 Or
2) 10 online bill payments using the Bill Pay feature of Bank of the West’s online banking service by 10/31/10 Or
3) 20 POS transactions (signature or PIN, no minimum dollar amount) by 10/31/10

Business Checking Bonus Requirement:

1) 5 POS transactions of $25 or more (signature or PIN) within 60 days of account opening


Note: These offers are additive. A new household that opens both consumer and business checking accounts, and meet eligibility requirements for both, will receive 2 iPod Touch bonuses. However, there is a maximum one consumer bonus per address and one business bonus per business address per year. Existing household without a checking relationship will be eligible for campaign offers.

CALL BANK OF THE WEST TODAY! (949) 262-2575

Starting Your Business…Avoid Costly Mistakes!

DATE: July 22, 2010
TIME: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: 1960 Anaheim Way
Anaheim, CA 92805
SPEAKER: Megan K Pionkowski, Esq.
REGISTER: Business Expo Center
PRICE: $30


Choosing a name and corporate structure for your business can be a lot more complicated than one may think.

The first portion of the workshop will provide information on naming your business and the trademark issues that go along with it.

The Name Game:
• What basic factors you should considered: from spelling to uniqueness
• What is the likelihood I will obtain Federal Registration: factors the USPTO considers
• How can I protect my name: Federal Registration vs. State Registration
• The benefits of Registering your Trademark
• Properly using the symbols tm and ®

The second portion of the workshop will provide a general overview of how to form your chosen business legal structure.

Choosing the Best Legal Structure for Your Business:
• Licenses & Permits
• Most Common legal Structures
• Formation requirements & Liability protection
• Resources

About the Speaker:

Megan K. Pionkowski is the founding attorney of Atlas Law Group, P.C. primarily focusing on intellectual property matters, including trademark and copyright prosecution, domain name disputes, entity formation, and drafting and negotiating licensing and business agreements. Her background includes work for Burkhalter, Kessler, Goodman & George, LLP and for the Consumer Products Division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.

Ms. Pionkowski graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. in Legal Studies. She earned her J.D. at Whittier School of Law where she also earned a certificate in intellectual property law.

REGISTER AT: http://www.businessexpocenter.com/events/event_details.asp?id=112939

Spokeo.com: Invasion of Privacy

Spokeo.com is a search engine that aggregates social networking information about a person and sells it to anyone who is willing to pay with payday loans or otherwise. This aggregated data may include demographic data, estimated property and wealth values, and estimated interests. Search results on Spokeo offer to provide a "Credit Estimate" and "Wealth Level" information, as well as information about a target's mortgage value, estimated income, and investments.

The Spokeo website contains an opt-out form that allows users to prevent specific Spokeo pages from displaying search results for their names, phone numbers, or email addresses. If you don't want your information to be available to anyone that is willing to purchase it, then remove your listing from the site.

How to Remove Yourself:

1. Search for yourself on their site to find the URL of your page http://www.spokeo.com/
2. Copy your URL
3. Go to Privacy Page http://www.spokeo.com/privacy
4. Paste your URL in the space provided and submit