Part 1: The legal, ethical, and judicial environments. 1. States versus the federal system
2. Dispute resolution and court systems
3. Business ethics. Part 2: The regulatory environment. 4. Government regulation of business
5. Administrative agencies
6. Federal agencies. Part 3: Formation of a business. 7. To incorporate or not?
8. Corporations: Separate legal entities
9. Partnerships: Teaming up
10. Variations on partnerships. Part 4: Contracts and sales. 11. Elements of a contract
12. Going deeper with contracts
13. Discharge of contracts, breach of contracts, and remedies
15. Supply chain management and title to personal property. Part 5: Employment and agency law. 16. Agency law
17. Employment relations and laws
18. Equal employment opportunity law. Part 6: Property law basics. 19. Understanding real property law basics
20. Personal property law basics
21. Intellectual property. Part 7: Financial law. 22. Securities
23. Negotiable instruments