Bonus: Start-up key issues (structures for social enterprises, governance, key documents, IP and other common questions...)

To celebrate getting to 15,000 listens this "Legal Mashup" is a bonus episode recorded at XCHC recently.  In this I presented along with Kris Morrison about key start-up issues including what a social enterprise is, best legal structure options for them, the charitable option, governance, board size, liability, intellectual property, overseas considerations, employment, and other start-up issues ... we covered a lot!  If you enjoy it consider sharing with someone else who is at the start of their entrepreneurial journey.  Here is an index of topics and location in the episode for ease of reference:

01:54 - Introduction 06:45 - Social Enterprises overview 13:50 - Options for legal structures 18:37 - Governance and boards 23:43 - Discussing overseas focus for Charities 26:16 - Mission and purpose 28:53 - Constitutions for social enterprises 30:47 - Shareholders' agreements 34:02 - Intellectual property ownership 37:28 - Discussing "start-up legal toolkit" free book  37:58 - Employment issues discussion 40:52 - Registering as a Charity 46:08 - Discussing recent Charity conference  46:47 - About free resources available  48:37 - About Seeds podcast 49:51 - Charity vs Company structures for social enterprises 54:31 - Thanks

The resources mentioned including the "Start-ups Legal Toolkit" and "Social Enterprises in New Zealand: A legal handbook" can be emailed out if you send an email to [email protected] or visit the site for more articles, templates, videos etc

https://changeforgood.parryfield.com 

Video of this talk is also accessible here: https://youtu.be/buMgLTBXwzQ