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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 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 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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    • Why Law Schools Need to Teach Entrepreneurship
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