Shareholders Agreements – The important stuff
[7 minute read] What is a Shareholders Agreement? As always, we will start with the basics: What is a Shareholders Agreement? The Shareholders Agreement is the document that sets out the ongoing relationship between the Company and its Shareholders. Generally, [...]
Early Bird Gets the Worm – 5 Reasons to Set Up Your ESOP Now
[5 minute read] Let’s start with the basics. What is an ESOP? ESOP stands for Employee Share Option Plan. An ESOP is a method of offering equity (or ownership) to an employee (or contractor), over a period of time. An [...]
What are the ESIC Incentives, and is your company eligible?
[8 minute read] *This blog has been created in partnership with Fullstack Advisory Another acronym worth knowing... Just when you thought you were on-top of every startup acronym around, another one pops up in casual conversation - "ESIC Incentives". On [...]
The Capital Raise Checklist – Are you ready for a raise?
[7 minute read] The Capital Raise Checklist - Are you ready for a raise? How do you prepare for a capital raise? What documents do you need? And how long will a capital raise take? Unless you’re prepared to bootstrap [...]
Are your investors in the loop? How to communicate with shareholders effectively
[4 minute read] Investor Updates...what should you share? When you hear the term “investor update”, what comes to mind? Numbers and dollar figures? Financial models and forecasts? Standard comments on the state of the economy? While it’s important for companies [...]
Wholesale Investor and Cake team up!
Fresh out of the oven - more exciting news from the Cake baking room! Cake has partnered up with the leading capital markets platform Wholesale Investor. This partnership will allow the streamlining and automation of equity to be accessed by [...]
What is the Start-up Tax Concession, and why bother using it?
2 Minute Read Nobody likes talking about tax until there is a perk in there for them...Selfish right? Cue the Start-Up Tax Concession! (Not the sexiest name, we know) If you're looking to issue shares or options to your employees [...]
How to Raise Money You’ve Already Spent – R&D Finance
Blog contributed by Alex Kaschuta at Fundsquire If you think about startup finance, you’re probably thinking about selling equity, VCs, angels, convertible notes, friends and family, series A, B, and beyond. A more distant thought could creep in, maybe to [...]