Legal Contracts and Agreements for Entrepreneurs
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Legal Contracts and Agreements for Entrepreneurs
This course is part of Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship Specialization
Instructors: Wilson L. White
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What you'll learn
Understand how legal contracts and agreements impact the success of entrepreneurs.
Appreciate the role of torts, liability, and negligence in creating and managing products and services.
Examine how to create, evaluate, and negotiate contracts and sales agreements.
Know the advantages and disadvantages of different types of venture financing.
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There are 7 modules in this course
This course focuses on how legal contracts may impact or impede the success of aspiring and active entrepreneurs. We explore a wide variety of legal considerations, including:
* What types of legal contracts and agreements are appropriate for which entrepreneurial activities and actions? * What is the role of torts, liability, and negligence in creating and managing products and services? * How should contracts and sales agreements be created, evaluated, and negotiated? * What legal considerations are applicable when raising financial capital? "Legal Contracts and Agreements for Entrepreneurs" is one of three courses in the "Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship Specialization" by Coursera and the University of Maryland. This specialization explores the critical legal and business issues entrepreneurs face as they build and launch a new venture. Learners examine real-world scenarios and address legal and business issues from ideation to all of the important junctures along the path to success. Significant attention is placed on new venture formation, intellectual property management, and contracts and financing arrangements.
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What's included
5 readings
5 readings•Total 38 minutes
- Welcome•10 minutes
- Meet the Faculty•10 minutes
- Connect with Your Classmates•3 minutes
- Explore the Specialization in the Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship•5 minutes
- Accelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Startup Entrepreneurs and Corporate Innovators•10 minutes
What's included
5 videos6 readings
5 videos•Total 49 minutes
- Negligence•9 minutes
- Intentional Torts•7 minutes
- Liability•14 minutes
- Remedies•10 minutes
- Defective Products•9 minutes
6 readings•Total 110 minutes
- Introduction to Torts•10 minutes
- Negligence•10 minutes
- Intentional Torts•10 minutes
- Liability•10 minutes
- Key Takeaways on Torts•10 minutes
- Understanding Product Liability (Optional)•60 minutes
What's included
3 videos6 readings1 assignment
3 videos•Total 26 minutes
- Preparing Contracts•10 minutes
- Electronic Contracts•6 minutes
- Common Contracts•10 minutes
6 readings•Total 53 minutes
- Introduction to Contracts•10 minutes
- Contract Elements•10 minutes
- Types of Contracts•10 minutes
- Performance and Breach of Contract•10 minutes
- Defenses to Contracts•10 minutes
- Key Takeaways on Contracts•3 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Quiz•20 minutes
What's included
3 videos7 readings1 assignment
3 videos•Total 28 minutes
- Sales Agreements•10 minutes
- Warranties•10 minutes
- Remedies•9 minutes
7 readings•Total 60 minutes
- Introduction to Sales Agreements and Warranties•5 minutes
- Scope of the UCC•10 minutes
- Sales Contract Formation•10 minutes
- Performance•10 minutes
- Warranties•10 minutes
- Remedies•10 minutes
- Key Takeaways on Sales Agreements and Warranties•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Quiz•20 minutes
What's included
6 videos1 reading1 assignment
6 videos•Total 69 minutes
- Friends and Family•12 minutes
- Angel Investors•11 minutes
- Joint Ventures•11 minutes
- Venture Capitalists•12 minutes
- Investment Securities•13 minutes
- Stock-Related Agreements•10 minutes
1 reading•Total 15 minutes
- Introduction to Raising Capital•15 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Quiz•20 minutes
What's included
3 videos1 reading
3 videos•Total 32 minutes
- Risk Management•11 minutes
- Compliance Management•12 minutes
- Insurance•10 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Introduction to Managing Risk•10 minutes
What's included
4 readings
4 readings•Total 35 minutes
- Congratulations!•10 minutes
- Explore the Specialization in the Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship•5 minutes
- Accelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Startup Entrepreneurs and Corporate Innovators•10 minutes
- Acknowledgements•10 minutes
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Reviewed on Oct 5, 2023
This course contains a bunch of knowledge and in simple language it gives understanding. I really loved reading it.
Reviewed on Jul 17, 2023
Der Kursinhalt ist gut präsentiert, aber nicht alle Quizfragen sind anhand der Lerninhalte zu beantworten. Deshalb sollte der Kurs sollte besser mit Teil 1 und 2 zusammen belegt werden.
Reviewed on Aug 26, 2023
good fundamental knowledge with regards to legal contracts and essential terms.
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