U.S Startup & Small Business Registration And Business Law

Startup law course: LLC, C-Corp, S-Corp registration, incorporation, intellectual property protection, and what is legal

What you'll learn
Understand business registration
Understand Internet privacy and social media use at work
Understand how to protect intellectual property
Determine whether your business should be an LLC, S corp, C corp, or a non profit
Know how to hire a good lawyer when you need one
Research a lawyer's disciplinary ethics background
Know the difference between a patent, trademark and a copyright, and be able to determine when each is needed
Understand laws about hiring and firing employees and contractors, and what you can be fired or let go for as an employee
Requirements
This course is for United States law only
Please have enough English skills because this course has no translations or subtitles
Description
Refilmed and updated in 2021!Learn why you need to register your business with the state, how to decide on what business entity to choose (LLC, S corp, C corp or something else), how to protect your intellectual property, basic employment laws, online privacy issues and much more. You will also learn how to hire a good business lawyer to help you when you will need legal help.As an entrepreneur, at one point or another, you will need to hire a lawyer. You will also have to understand many of the business law basics like issues with business registration, liability protection, entity types, and more. This course will teach you all that and much more!Disclaimer: this course is for US law only.Understand Intellectual Property LawWe'll go over various ways to protect intellectual property and when to use Trademarks, Patents, or non-disclosure agreements. We'll also cover when Trademarks, Patents, or non-disclosure agreements don't work and when not to use them. So by the end of the course, you will know whether you need a trademark, patent, or a non-disclosure agreement.Still Wondering If This Business Law Online Course Is Right For You? There Is No Risk To TryEvery Udemy course comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. So if you don't get what you hoped out of this business law online course, you can get a full refund. But I am sure you will love the course, so go ahead, sign up, and start learning about business law concerning your company, starting today.Why Do You Need A Business Law Online Course?Every new entrepreneur should take this business law online course to become familiar with basic business law that they will need to understand when they start their business. This course will explain how to form your company, how to protect your intellectual property, legal issues associated with hiring and firing employees, and much more.

Overview

Section 1: Course and instructor introduction

Lecture 1 Law for small business and entrepreneurs course and instructor introduction

Lecture 2 How to decide what business entity is right for you

Section 2: Company formation

Lecture 3 Difference between a partnership vs. shareholders vs. members

Lecture 4 Member agreement vs. partnership agreement vs. shareholder agreement

Lecture 5 What if a partner or member or shareholder wants to quit?

Lecture 6 Delaware registration: registering your business in Delaware vs. your own state

Lecture 7 Different types of business insurance & how to decide if you should buy it

Lecture 8 How to dissolve a company if you need to close it

Lecture 9 Business bank account and maintaining other business formalities

Lecture 10 What is an EIN

Lecture 11 How to begin the registration process

Section 3: Company formation definitions and recap

Lecture 12 Company formation definitions and recap

Section 4: Nonprofits and foundations

Lecture 13 What is a nonprofit?

Section 5: How to hire a good lawyer

Lecture 14 Different kinds of lawyers you can hire

Lecture 15 How to find and research lawyers, how much to pay for a lawyer & negotiation

Lecture 16 DIY (do it yourself options) - how to best use them and are they viable?

Section 6: Protecting intellectual property and your ideas

Lecture 17 How to protect business ideas and your company's intellectual property

Lecture 18 How to protect your business by creating a moat around it

Lecture 19 For first-time entrepreneurs: More on moats, barriers, being first-to-market

Lecture 20 Case study of my decision of whether to get a trademark

Lecture 21 Pros and cons of checking and registering a trademark

Section 7: Patents

Lecture 22 Introduction to patents

Lecture 23 Examples of how big companies use patents

Section 8: Social media use at work and online privacy

Lecture 24 Can you get fired from work for posting on social media when you are not at work

Lecture 25 How much should you realistically restrict your social media activities

Lecture 26 Internet privacy, NSA and Edward Snowden

Section 9: Additional, miscellaneous topics

Lecture 27 What to consider when deciding to hire employees vs. contractors

Lecture 28 What is a cease and desist letter & what to do if you get one

Lecture 29 Is it bad or risky to represent yourself in court?

Lecture 30 How to minimize/decrease the risk of being sued

Lecture 31 Which law applies

Lecture 32 What should a typical website terms of service say

Section 10: Conclusion of our business and start-up law course

Lecture 33 We are nearing the end of the course

Lecture 34 Course certificate: How to get it if you need it

Lecture 35 Bonus lecture: Next steps

This course is for entrepreneurs and small business owners,This course is for people who needs to understand business law basics