Description
Part 1:: Pre-start up -: Operating structure – limited company, sole trader, partnership, LLP. An analysis f the different structures and legal pros and cons. -: Restrictions preventing start up eg. from previous employment preventing competition. An analysis of the enforceability of such terms -: Corporate finance considerations – different types of funding and legal implications Part 2:: Start up -: Shareholder/partnership agreements – an analysis of the benefits of such agreements, common provisions to be included, key areas to address such as preventing deadlock and exit strategies -: Property/premises issues -: Employment of staff – riasks attached to recruitment, drafting contracts of employment -: Supplier contracts -: Customer/client contracts -: Protecting IP rights Part 3:: Ongoing SME pitfalls -: IP rights and disputes -: Owner disputes -: HR/employee problems -: Health and Safety probklems – PI claims and HSE prosecutions -: Supplier disputes -: Customer disputes including debt collection
