Module 6 - Assignment 1 - Learning about legal issues in business enterprising with Legal GPS

LegalGPS U Canvas/LMS Modules

The animated videos contained within this assignment were created by Legal GPS Links to an external site..  Legal GPS is on a mission to educate early stage business owners about the many legal pitfalls related to business enterprising. LegalGPS has partnered with NACCE and the InLab@HCC to create some of this content Some of the activities were created by faculty at HCC, 

Overview

Legal GPS U Narrative:  To play a game well, you have to know the rules. The game we’re talking about, is being an entrepreneur.  The “rules” of the game are the laws -- what’s legally recommended or required to run your business.

We’re not trying to teach the exact rules. We’re trying to teach you how to look for those rules because whether you know them about them or not, they exist. And not knowing them can be devastating to your entrepreneurship path. 

But that’s all boring stuff. The excitement lies in the story we’re about to tell you. It’s a story about a budding entrepreneur who too often didn’t understand the rules when he tried to

Assignment Resources

1) A quick overview of the various forms of legal business entities can be  found here (source: SBA) Links to an external site. 

2) You will need to complete the Legal GPS worksheet Download Legal GPS worksheet and upload it when you have completed all four sections.

3) Included in the worksheet is a link Links to an external site. to the video series you will watch.

Assignment

When you have completed the worksheet, upload that document to this course assignment. Points will be deducted if sections of the worksheet are not completed.