Critical Legal Aspects for Entrepreneurs
The current business environment requires that business owners must have a general understanding of the legal aspects of running their businesses.
Businesses must ensure that they understand the legal consequences of conducting business. With the internet and electronic commerce making it easy to do business with anyone throughout the world, it is always good to understand the rules or regulations of doing business in different parts of the world.
Entrepreneurs must understand the rules for safeguarding their business innovations through available intellectual property. This course is therefore designed to equip entrepreneurs with business This course provides you the lessons you need to help you mitigate risk, ensure growth, and steer you clear of potential pitfalls.
Entrepreneurs, Innovators and other Business Captains
At the end of the course participants should be able to:
- Acquire a general understanding of the rules and regulations of doing business.
- Understand the concept and application of standard term contracting in business, the key contractual terms and terms deemed unfair at law;
- Understand the legal requirements relating to trades descriptions,sales of goods and distance selling;
- Understand the basic principles of copyright and intellectual property as applied to business ventures;
- understand the methods by which a business may pursue payment of debts and the potential penalties for late payment of commercial debts;
- Understand the legal requirements involved in lawfully hiring,managing and dismissing workers or employees;
- Demonstrate the ability to comply with basic taxation obligations.
- Business licensing and Regulatory Requirements
- Fundamentals of Contract law
- Key principles of Law of Agency and their utility in distant business transactions
- Intellectual property and protection of business ideas
- Running Business as a Sole Trader, in a Partnership and as a Company
- Fundamental Principles of Employment Law
- Critical Taxation Aspects for Businesses
US$ 1250 to cover tuition and training materials only.