Considerations in Business Formation – Part II (Initial Capitalization)

I’ve been covering the steps involved in the Business Formation process. To recap, the steps are:

  • Planning
  • Entity selection
  • Filing
  • Initial governance matters
  • Initial capitalization matters
  • Initial agreements among stakeholders

My last post covered the Planning, Entity Selection and Filing steps, which takes us to the point where the state has returned stamped documents establishing a new entity. Now we are at a complex stage: establishing how the business will be managed, initial capitalization, and what the rights of all stakeholders will be going forward.

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