HSEM3809H

This seminar will help students develop a foundation of practical business knowledge. Participants will review standard corporate documents, engage in classroom discussion, and complete supervised hands-on experiences to learn how companies conduct business activities in the real world. Students in this seminar will be expected to review and analyze academic literature explaining basic economic and legal theory to facilitate discussion and understanding. However, the course will emphasize business in practice. For example, we will:

• Detail the steps to form a new company by filing Articles of Formation for an actual Minnesota limited liability company
• Conduct a hypothetical contract negotiation with students assuming the role of various counterparties
• Host a panel of guest speakers specializing in early-stage business financing
• Observe a meeting of a corporation’s Board of Directors

The amount of attention given to each of the seminar’s various topics can be tailored to the specific interests and backgrounds of the class participants.

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