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...
Advisory shares: How much equity should you give your advisor?
Startups commonly give 1% equity to General Advisors paid only in equity, who work less than 2 days a month. Discover m...
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...
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...
1 min readHere'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...
1 min readWebinar 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...
Explore your options: why share options could work better than a cash bonus
Do share options make a better bonus than cash? Find out why an option scheme could be a better long-term and cash-smart...
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,...
How much does an EMI option scheme cost?
SeedLegals slashes the cost of setting up an EMI share option scheme. You can create an option scheme online for just £1...
