Angel Tax and Startup Funding: What Founders Should Know
“Angel tax” is shorthand for provisions that can tax share [...]
Trademark vs Company Name: Two Different Protections
“Our company is registered, so our name is protected” — [...]
Choosing Between Two States for Registration: What Matters
Founders sometimes get to choose where the business legally lives [...]
Professional Tax in Gujarat: Who Pays and How
Professional tax is the small state levy that generates outsized [...]
Shop & Establishment Registration in Gujarat: The Basics
Nearly every premises-based business in Gujarat — shops, offices, godowns, [...]
ESOPs for Startups: The Founder’s Primer
Employee stock options let startups pay partly in future ownership [...]
First 90 Days After Incorporation: A Compliance Checklist
The certificate of incorporation starts several statutory clocks. Miss them [...]
Converting a Proprietorship into a Private Limited Company
The business outgrew you-as-the-business: clients want a corporate vendor, a [...]
Founders’ Shareholding: Getting the Split Right Early
The equity split is the founding team’s first hard conversation [...]
Authorised vs Paid-Up Capital: What Founders Should Know
Two capital numbers appear in every incorporation form, and founders [...]