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Overview
Key facts
University of West Georgia's Law for Small Businesses course covers the basics of business law as it pertains to small businesses, franchises, and entrepreneurial endeavors. The topics include legal structures for new ventures, contracts, intellectual property rights, real property, employee rights, tax responsibilities, and product warranties and liabilities. While small business owners should be familiar with these issues, there is no substitute for having qualified legal counsel. Therefore, the course also explores the relationship between a small business and its legal representatives, how to find a small business lawyer, and at what stage legal counsel should be sought.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Understand basic legal terminology and the larger legal environment
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the three basic legal structures of business organization (sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations)
- Identify the three major types of franchises and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of franchising
- Explain different types of taxation and an employer's tax duties
- Define the legal elements involved in forming a contract
- Understand the basics of warranties and product liability
- Identify the major areas of federal regulation that apply to businesses
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Credits
5 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Public Law View 7 other Short Courses in Public Law in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Tuition Fee
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International
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National
99 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 99 USD for the full programme
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