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What does your business pre-nup with your business partners say? Have you ever paid a freelancer to make a design for you, code a programme or write copy? Who do you think owns the IP?

Teaming up with strategic partners is a fantastic way to grow your business. But which of the many legal vehicles is the best to use for your collaboration? Watch this 4 minute video to find out and start your journey on the road to success!

Your share of the business can be worth a lot more if you allocate some of the equity to the right employees.

Write offs should be extremely rare! Your hard earned cash which is undisputed, should not be written off! Watch this 3 minute video to see what you can do to bring bad debt down to a minimum.

How would you feel if your freelancers were entitled to paid holidays, sick pay, minimum wage and such other employment law rights? In some cases, freelancers could be legally held to be your employees!

African drummers, acrobats, food, wine, balloons falling from the sky, prizes, an ice sculpture, an inspirational line-up of international speakers, legal workshops and over 200 CEOs to network with – it can only be the ACUMEN BUSINESS CONVENTION 2015!

Every interaction with your client is a contract, whether written or not. What should you think about when drafting your Terms?

If you paid a freelancer to do a website for you, design a logo, code a programme or write copy who owns the intellectual property rights in that work? What if your employee does all the above?

A Shareholders Agreement is your business pre-nup! It can make all the difference to a successful running of a business and its ability to cope in case of a shareholder’s departure.