• Browse a collection of resources on intersections of law with entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education relevant in several settings, whether you are an educator, a student, an inventor, a business owner, or a lawyer or other advisor to entrepreneurs.

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Welcome to Entrepreneurship Law!

Entrepreneurs learn quickly that there are many legal issues they must face in setting up and running a new venture (whether a for-profit, nonprofit, or hybrid endeavor), bringing a product or service to market, and financing an entrepreneurial enterprise. Whether you are an entrepreneurship educator, a student, an inventor, a business owner, or a lawyer or other advisor to entrepreneurs, or just an interested member of the public, you can find helpful information, materials and links on this website. Learn More

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For General Public

For entrepreneurs, advisors to entrepreneurs, teachers, students and others with interests in law and entrepreneurship,

this site offers two large, publicly accessible (no registration required) sections of material.

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For Educators

For faculty at educational institutions

involved with courses, clinics, incubators, or other programs that interact with entrepreneurship law, there are also certain sections of this site accessible only to educators, through a free registration process.

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The two principal publicly-accessible sections of this site (Resource Links and Law Scholarship) provide links and citations to a multitude of websites and written materials with entrepreneurship law and in many cases “how to” information.  Examples include:

Under Resource Links:

General Laws and Form Info, which among other thinks includes links to free resources on the websites of various law schools, bar associations and governmental agencies, addressing such topics as:

  • Starting business in various states
  • Business entity formation and tax laws
  • Identifying and protecting intellectual property
  • Securities laws compliance
  • Employment and labor laws
  • Advertising laws

Under Law Scholarship:

Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs and Small Business, with annotated citations to writings on such subjects as:

  • Business organizations laws
  • Employment laws issues
  • Tax issues
  • International law matters
  • Bankruptcy law
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