If you enter in February 2013, the maximum you will be permitted to remain in the US will be 6 months, which will only take you to August 2013. If a H-1B visa petition on your behalf will be filed and approved, the earliest it can take effect would be October 1, 2013.
Therefore, as such, you would not be able to remain here to start the H-1B. The only way you might be able to do it is if you strategize the timing of an extension of your B1 with the timing of your H-1B visa petition. Please let me know if you have any additional questions or how I can be of further assistance to you in this matter.
Answered on Sep 12th, 2012 at 2:54 PM