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Experienced Denver attorney Shelley Thompson will present the workshop "Can I Sell My Business, Someday? If So, How Can I Get As Much As Possible?" from 8 to 9:15 a.m. on Nov. 13 at the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce offices at 1624 Market St., Suite 340, in Denver, CO.

The workshop is $15 for members, $20 for non-members and walk-ins, and $10 for young professionals. A light breakfast will be provided. Attendees can register online at www.cwcc.org.

Thompson will talk candidly about how a business owner can position a business for future sale. The discussion will include:

•Is the business saleable?
•Who are the potential buyers?
•What factors go into a business valuation, and how to drive up the value of a business now?
•Issues to consider when selling a business to employees or family members.
•How to minimize tax consequences.
•How to protect the value of a business after death or disability.

Thompson heads up Allen & Vellone P.C.'s Estate Planning and Business Succession practices. She also handles business disputes and litigation. Her experience includes creative exit planning, business, tax, and estate planning. She also assists clients with contracts, company formation, entity choice, buy-sell agreements, operating agreements, business disputes, and prenuptial agreements. Her prior experience includes several years of complex securities litigation in New York, NY. She has also performed pro bono litigation and volunteer work on behalf of foreign-born U.S. residents, achieving changes to New York law.

She received her Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1996 and her Juris Doctor and Masters of Arts in International Affairs from American University in Washington D.C. in 2001.