Tag: LegalVision

Understanding the legal aspects of franchising – documentation, business structures, IP, and compliance – is vital when creating a successful franchise.

Thoughtful, committed and brave… startup founders have a problem to solve, solutions to test and a vision of what they seek to achieve. Launching and running a business requires a suite of skills to succeed. With limited time, and the need to spend carefully, how can founders access strategic guidance, high-quality expertise and a sounding board? […]

You have a great idea, and you know you can turn it into a profitable one. But taking the step into startup land is a big deal, and there is a lot that separates the initial seed of your idea and your first sale. With that in mind, here are three tips for entrepreneurs looking to […]

Australian startups are raising millions of dollars of venture capital funding, with recent high profile raises including Canva raising $50.9 million in January 2018, Hyper Anna raising $16 million in August 2017 and Culture Amp raising $26.4 million in June 2017. Hundreds of Australian startups are raising smaller amounts in seed and series A capital […]

A new list ranking a thousand high-growth companies from across the Asia-Pacific Region features five Australian startups inside the top ten. The inaugural Financial Times (FT) 1000 High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific list was compiled by market research company Statista, which ranked companies by their annual growth in revenues between 2013 and 2016. To make it onto […]

Recently, Matt Berriman – the co-founder of fast-growth adtech startup Unlockd – wrote an open letter explaining why he was stepping aside as CEO. This shone the media spotlight on the intensity of co-founding a fast-growth company and started a valuable conversation about issues and solutions. This article discusses how to lay strong legal foundations for […]

Businesses enter into loan agreements on a regular basis, but it’s crucial that that you review any loan agreement you sign off on.

Many business people don’t bother working with a lawyer when entering into important contracts, and end up agreeing to terms which eventually cause long terms issues, both from a client relationship and monetary perspective.

An unfortunate reality is that many businesspeople draft important legal documents themselves, using a template from a previous job or simply a free template they’ve discovered on a random website.