We have helped thousands of entrepreneurs launch new businesses. We start by meeting with you to listen to your business ideas, and your business objectives, learn about the background and intended role of each initial owner, and identify the financial and operating needs of the new venture. Then, we work with you to choose the right business structure and organizational documents, as well as the agreements defining the relationships between the initial owners. We guide you through the start-up process, helping you to prioritize the needs of your new business to work within what is often a limited budget until financing becomes available.
Intellectual and other property right transfers, the terms of third party consulting agreements, and decision-making about equity incentive compensation plans, among a myriad of other steps depending on the particular business, are essential both to prepare for financing: whether institutional or through private placements of securities, and to increase the likelihood of the Company’s success through careful upfront planning.
Particularly for technology start-ups, but also for a host of others, we assist our clients in identifying their financing needs, the type of security and terms of offering that meets the Company’s needs, and possible available exemptions from federal and securities registration; and provide clients with advice and guidance in the preparation of necessary disclosure and subscription documentation, as well as necessary federal and state filings, as well as detailed instruction and assistance in the best practices of conducting a private placement of exempt securities.