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What is a non-disclosure agreement for start-ups?
If you’re a founder or co-founder of a start-up and you’re getting ready to scale, it’s a good idea to familiarise yourself with non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and their varied use cases. You’ve likely spent a great deal of time and…
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Why Startup Lawyers are Crucial?
Founding and operating a startup company is a complex process fraught with many opportunities for error. Before you begin, you need to determine where you find legal advice for your startup idea. Then, you may be bringing on co-founders in…
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Profit-Sharing Agreements: what are they and can you use them to grow your business
Start-ups and businesses often want to collaborate with other businesses or individuals. In such situations, sharing profits from the collaboration can be a great way of incentivising both parties to ensure the project succeeds. In order to set up this…
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Sweat Equity Agreements
When working on getting a start-up business off the ground or when moving into a growth phase, balancing your budget with your need for resourcing – and talented resources at that – can be a tricky juggling act. Sweat equity can provide a workable solution.
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What You Need to Know About Software Licensing Agreements
If your company plans to create and distribute any type of software, you’ll need a software licensing agreement to accompany the product. Entirely new to this? Here’s what you need to know. What is a software licensing agreement? A software…
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Start-ups and SAFE notes: Why and how should you use them?
As a start-up raising capital for the first time can be both an exciting and daunting process. Recently early-stage start-ups have turned to using SAFE notes as an effective instrument to help them raise capital. The following article will explain…
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Why you need website terms and conditions
Website Terms and Conditions are probably the least-read, lowest-traffic pages on any given website – but that’s not a good enough reason to skip including this page on your business website. There are several reasons that having a solid, tailored…
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How to terminate a contract correctly
We’ve all been parties to contracts – whether by signing an actual document or entering into one less formally. But how do they end? If the other party does something that conflicts with the contract, does that mean the contract…
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Shareholders Agreements 101
A shareholders agreement is an agreement between all shareholders of a company that governs how the company will be run and what are the rights of each shareholder.
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What to do when someone bad-mouths your business?
The world is full of haters. Whether it is a personal attack or simply a competitor trying to snatch away your business, it is likely that at some point, someone has bad-mouthed your business or expertise in one way or another. The question is, what can you do?