Entrepreneurs' Legal Guide to Business

Entrepreneurs' Legal Guide to Business is a superb work which familiarises the entrepreneurs with the basics of law relating to doing business in India.

The book covers all the basic topics relevant for any beginner, like:

• Different issues encountered while setting business,
• Popular investment options like “angel” investment, venture capital, venture debt and foreign investment,
• Day-to-day legal and compliance issues,
• Modes in which an investor can exit, and
• Various methods one can employ to sort out disputes arising while running one’s business.

This publication comes with additional free online learning resources @ www.ebcexplorer.com, like:

• Useful Links^TM feature to get access to a compilation of free resources.
• Discussion Forum^TM to post comments, discuss issues and explore ideas.
• Updates^TM to access books upplements whenever available.
• Interviews/Lectures^TM of professors, legal attorneys discussing basics of law with entrepreneurs and other exciting videos.

“The startup ecosystem is dominated by young entrepreneurs with a dream and an innovative product seeking risk capital. This book takes away the labour out of the necessary issues related to company structuring well written and satisfies a self need.” - Sudhir Sethi - Founder, Chairman & Managing Director IDG Ventures India Advisors

“India has a burgeoning startup ecosystem, growing within a rapidly changing environment. While entrepreneurs cannot be lawyers, it’s essential for every entrepreneur to know the basics, so that they can negotiate their way confidently in fundraising events. Books like this serve a great purpose in bringing entrepreneurs upto speed on these issues, and giving them confidence going into discussions.” - Samir Kumar - [Managing Director, Inventus (India) Advisors, Bangalore, India]

"... has been authored with the aim to familiarize to entrepreneurs with the basics of law relating to doing business in India. The work is written in an easy to understand, conversational, to-the point style, shorn of legal jargon... " - Business Manager

1. Getting Started

2. Funding Your Business

3. Operational Issues

4. Exit Strategies

5. Typical Dispute Resolution Strategies

6. Entrepreneur’s Frequently Asked Questions

APPENDICES

1. Comparisons Between Entities

2. Procedure for the Incorporation of an Indian Private Company

3. Table “F” under the 2013 Act: Articles of Association of a Company Limited by Shares

4. Duties and Liabilities of Directors

5. Listing on the Institutional Trading Platform

6. Startup India Action Plan 2016 and Related Announcements