Legal Landscape of Entrepreneurship

Catalog description

This course provides students the opportunity to learn and understand the legal landscape of protecting and advancing innovation and startup ventures. It covers an array of important issues that every emerging entrepreneur should know. Students will learn which corporate ownership structure best suits their needs, how and when to engage in the patent filing process to protect intellectual property, fiduciary responsibilities for startup formation, funding the initiative, contracts with vendors and clients, understanding the basics of hiring and retaining the best staff, and protecting intellectual property.