Shareholder Agreement

It can feel like establishing a business means climbing a mountain of paperwork. It’s true. There is a lot of paperwork involved, but much of it, if not all, is very important to set your business up for success far into the future.
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Securing investors is often a critical component to starting or growing a business. In order to maintain and protect your important relationship with your investors, an investor agreement should be carefully drafted and include several key terms. The investor agreement can bring peace of mind to an investor that his or her investment interests are being protected and to the company that the investor funds will be seamlessly transferred and founder interests have been preserved.

What to Include in an Investor Agreement

An investor agreement is a contract that outlines the terms of an investment. The agreement should, of course, include the very basics, such as:

• The names and addresses of the parties
  
• The purpose of the investment
  
• The date of the investment
  
• The structure of the investment
  
• The signatures of the parties
  

The terms of the investment should be clearly laid out in the agreement.
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There are several documents that are foundational in starting a business. A shareholder agreement is one such document. The shareholder agreement essentially lays down how the business will be run.
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