Financing Early Stage Ventures
SLN #: 78498Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: 1001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Hool;Lorenz ii
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will explore the laws, regulations, governmental agencies, instruments, strategies, funding sources, and market forces that impact early stage ventures’ efforts to raise capital. The legal aspects of this course will focus on Regulation D of the 1933 Securities Act, which sets out exemptions from the standard disclosure and registration requirements of US securities laws and regulations. The strategic fund raising aspects of this course will explore sources of capital, fund raising techniques, when and who to approach when capital needs to be raised, and how market forces and participants view the use of various financing options.
This course is co-taught by a practicing attorney whose practice focuses on early stage and emerging company clients and an experienced entrepreneur with real world experience raising capital for entrepreneurial ventures.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Teaching Method: In Person
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.