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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

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Startups need to understand how to manage the seed money they receive from investors and VCs. They also need to decide whether to structure terms as an equity deal or a convertible security deal. Lawyers should use standard forms, and investors should cap their lawyer fees at $7,500-10,000 for a seed round of this size.

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4 Tips For Startups During A Pandemic

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Of course, you want to make sure that your employees are also feeling financially secure. Contributing seed money to an employee’s HSA or 401K, or instituting a match program for contributions, can encourage employees to save.

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3 Reasons To Seek Only What You Need During The Funding Process

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The startup scene is not short on fun ideas like Yo, but without the ability to justify the amount of money you are seeking and how it will be used to grow your company most investors are going to decline to open their wallets. Looking back to its origins you find it began with just $20,000 in seed money.

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So Just How Do You Start A Startup?

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Who understand that hard work is what’s going to secure their job and the company’s success. There are a few ways to go about this, you can get loans, raise the money yourself, or get investors. Essentially you’ll need seed money, to begin with. You need staff who are committed beyond the usual 9 to 5.

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