Have your company up and running but still need some capital to support and grow it? Don’t want to offer equity for the funding you raise? In this case, you can make use of convertible security instruments such as a KISS convertible note, otherwise known as a Keep It Simple Security. Not sure what a …
An essential aspect of the overall development and growth of a company is its shareholders. A company needs the support of the shareholders to provide funds to grow the business. Shareholders are also significant stakeholders because they contribute capital to the organization for the ownership of the company, be it from individual shareholders or from …
When starting a new company, there comes a lot of excitement to get your business ideas off the ground and start running your company. But this will eventually bring in the realization that you will need to raise money to run the company and grow. And at this point, many founders struggle to find a …
Thinking of a way to incentivize your employees? Thinking outside the box to motivate your staff to work harder for the company can be difficult. Along with the standard salary, you can try offering your employees with some additional compensation in the form of equity. However unless you’ve taken a crash course in options 101, …
Every company needs to issue shares at some point in their business, especially if the company wants to grow. When a company issues shares to a person, they are getting a part of the ownership and become a shareholder in the company. And to record all the shares of the company and how many each …
Planning to offer a better form of compensation to the employees in your company? With the competitive nature of the job market these days, many firms are looking for new ways to attract and retain their employees. And one of the best ways for compensating employees is through share options with a vesting schedule. With …
A year changes a lot in everyone’s life. In reality, it is not the year, but the changes that make us grow. Similarly, as the year ends there has been a lot of developments made in Eqvista over the year which leads to the overall growth of the company. Eqvista is a modern equity management …
From all of us at Eqvista, here we wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Thank you for the wonderful year 2019! We would like to thank all our customers and partners for your continuous support throughout this year. As the holiday season is here, we would like to take this opportunity to express our …
Being one of the world’s largest entrepreneur startup and training launch programs, the Founder Institute has worked towards providing innovative solutions for entrepreneurs over the years. And one of the greatest problems that many startups face is having a well outlined agreement for advisors working for a new company. No one was able to get …
Not sure which financing or exit scenario is the best for your business? This question comes to mind for many private companies looking for financing options for their future growth. Now that companies have more liquidity and financing options at their disposal, this creates the need for more sophisticated financial scenario modeling. Even though companies …
One of the most important things that any startup executive will come across when discussing about the company shares is stock dilution. Stock dilution in a company decreases the equity ownership of the existing shareholders when new shares are issued, be it to investors, employees, advisors, and others. There are also other ways equity dilution …
Eqvista has been making great strides in updating and growing our application for our users. We have been making key changes to put our cap table management application at the top of the market, and expand the functionality of the system. The best part of our system is its user-friendly approach and wide functionality for …
With your company already in place, what are the next steps for your business? Other than hiring employees and growing your company, you also need to keep track of the ownership of your company. This is especially true if you have multiple partners and outside investments. You can start by focusing your attention on upgrading …
Are you planning to issue shares to your employees? If so, do you know all about the possible vesting plans you can offer your employees with? Well, share vesting is a very important part of issuing shares to your staff, and helps with controlling the ownership of the company. Read on to learn more about …
If you have recently launched a new startup, your mind might be a battlefield by now. You must be struggling with the harsh facts that only the best startups can survive in the competitive business world. In essence, you are bound to pay close attention to each & every aspect related to the growth of …
In the growing period of the company, every small business owner has to face one of the most colossal-size challenges in the business world, hiring top-talent. Lower capital and experience in the founder make it difficult for hiring in the initial years. There is no denying the fact that appropriate fiscal management is the key …
Business valuation has always been a point of convergence in the world of corporate finance. There are various critical questions that corporate finance always tries to figure out like, how & where should a business invest its resources? What would be the best figure a business may return to its owners? How to raise funds …
Money has always been the main reason why businesses come into being. Money has been a complicated issue that has laid the foundation to millions of conflicts, taken place all over the globe. In business, these conflicts often happen between co-founders of a company. That is when equity is split between the co-founders and is …
In the late 1990s, when the internet was blossoming, stock options were the major drawing card. Since that time, this card is bringing influential talent to many new up-and-coming companies. Stock options benefit both employers and employees. It is one of the best ways to offer a part of the future growth or a percentage …
Let’s say if your startup is a Netflix series, then your capitalization table would be the rolling credits. It would outline everyone that makes up the ownership and the roles they have in the company. For every company founder, it is important that you have a detailed understanding of all that you own in the …
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