Shares vs options: what’s the difference?
The important difference is that if someone owns shares, they are a shareholder immediately. With options, they have own the right to buy shares in future...
How to create B Ordinary non-voting shares for your EMI Option Scheme
At SeedLegals we recommend companies issue their employees with EMI share options that convert into non-voting shares. T...
Vesting, Milestone or Exit-Only: Which share option scheme is best for you?
With around 1 in 6 of all EMI Share Option Schemes in the UK now done on SeedLegals, we see founders consistently asking...
Introducing SeedLegals Performance Options
Some of the 2,000+ companies who’ve set up an option scheme with SeedLegals have told us that they want a way to allocat...
EMI or Unapproved Share Option Scheme – which is best for you?
If you’re reading this you probably know about the advantages of incentivising your team with share options, i.e. reward...
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SeedLegals launches EMI Scheme to make it easy for startups to reward employees with equity
At SeedLegals, we’ve just launched an EMI Options Scheme to get rid of the expense and complexity of giving out employee...
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Giving your team shares: How to size an employee option pool
In the UK, 10% is the median amount of equity assigned to EMI share option pools. According to Index Ventures in the US,...
Here's the process and timeline for creating your EMI Option Scheme on SeedLegals
Example Timeline Any questions? Book some time to chat with an EMI Options expert or hit the chat button below! Alternat...
Webinar Recording: Giving Equity to Employees: who, when & how much?
Giving equity to your team is fantastic for motivating and establishing a great company culture. After a company has val...
When is the right time to put an EMI Scheme in place?
How well developed does a startup need to be to consider an EMI scheme? Most founders understand the power of offering...
Does your company qualify for an EMI Share Option Scheme?
These 11 qualifying conditions must be met in order for your company to implement an EMI Share Options Scheme.
Reward your team with an EMI Options Scheme
Data from HMRC shows us that more and more startups are now offering options to key employees as a method to motivate, r...
