Open uni, Entrepreneurship Law

About this programme

Learning outcomes The student shall be able to use system and anticipatory thinking as a tool in entrepreneurship law understand basic legal, business and human concepts and their relevance for the individual entrepreneur, business and society describe basics of contract and commercial law as well as taxation relevant for starting and running a business (a start-up/company/private trader) describe different forms of cooperation and understand their legal implications identify the implications and legal requirements for different exit strategies acquire independently information on basic legal aspects for running a business and understand when professional help is needed Content Companies are main tools in any entrepreneur’s toolkit. In this course you will start from deciding what is the potential role of a company in your life and what is your potential role in the company you start. You will learn the main legal building blocks for a company which helps you to reach your goals as an entrepreneur, be it a freelancing business, consulting company, small business or a scalable startup aiming to change the world. The core content of the course are basic legal concepts and issues relevant during the lifecycle of a start-up/company/private trader regarding Business Entities: purpose, formation agreements. Financing: debt/equity main alternatives. Intellectual property rights protection: ownership and protection Taxation and Social Security Contracts and negotiations/liability Employment law Consumer protection Data protection Insolvency Liquidation Start-up culture Exit Please read the registration and payment policies as well as the study instructions: Registration, payments and rules You can find full course description and schedule in Aalto University Open University Course Selection Aalto University Open University contact details