Highlighting the legal issues pertaining to start-ups and business. Ranging from choice of entity, contracts, IPR issues, compliance, licenses, funding.

2. STARTING A NEW BUSINESS Start-up Is A Vital Time To Consider Legal Issues

4. STRUCTURE OF THE ENTITY Proprietorship Partnership LLP Private Limited Company Public Company Limited Liability Partnership 1 Person Venture More than 1 person operating jointly Corporate Structure Established Stage

5. PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY

6. PROPRIETORSHIP Sole Proprietorship Concern, sole owner funds and operates business

7. PARTNERSHIP Partnership amongst individuals to operate jointly and share profits

8. LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP LLP is an alternative corporate business structure that gives the benefits of limited liability of a company and the flexibility of a partnership

9. FUNDING

10. CONTRACTS Contracts form an essential part of a business. A Contract defines the understanding between the parties, stating their roles & responsibilities, mitigates risks and defines liability of each party. It ’ s important to have all the agreements in place and work under the same.

11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS For any venture like tangible assets, intangible assets are also highly valuable. Therefore, maintaining and protecting the IP of the company is very important and needs to be done since the inception of the company.

12. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

13. COMPLIANCE & LICENSES Every business and industry has different compliances to be followed. Make sure to comply with all the statutory and legal compliances and keep it documented.

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