Getting Finance Articles
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Can a Trust Own Shares? A Practical Guide For Australian Startups
If you’re building a business in Australia, it’s common to start thinking about how you’ll structure ownership early - especially if you’re planning to bring in investors, protect key assets, or set...
20 May 2026
Retail Client Definition Under the Corporations Act
If your business is raising funds, offering investment opportunities, or providing financial products or services, you’ll eventually run into an important question: who counts as a retail client? The retail client definition...
19 May 2026
How To Buy Shares Through A Family Trust In Australia
Buying shares can be a powerful way to build long-term wealth for you and your family, diversify your business assets, or hold investments alongside (but separate from) your trading operations. But if...
18 May 2026
How To Build A Healthy Startup Culture In Australia: Legal Tips For Founders
When you’re building a business from scratch, it’s easy to focus on the product, the funding, and the growth targets - and treat culture as something you’ll “get to later”. But in...
18 May 2026
How To Lodge A PPSR Financing Statement In Australia
If you sell goods on credit, lease equipment, offer vendor finance, or lend money secured over business assets, you’ve probably heard that you “should register on the PPSR”. In practice, what you’re...
18 May 2026
Successful Negotiation Strategies For Startups And Small Businesses
Negotiation is one of those skills you end up using constantly as a business owner - even if you didn’t expect to. You negotiate with customers, suppliers, landlords, contractors, investors, co-founders, and...
15 May 2026
Can I Borrow Money From My Company To Buy A House?
If you run your business through a company, it’s normal to look at the cash sitting in the company bank account and wonder whether you can use it to help fund a...
15 May 2026
Legal Guide To Starting And Running A Consulting Business In Australia
Starting a consultants business can be a great way to turn your expertise into a scalable, flexible business. Whether you’re advising clients on strategy, marketing, HR, IT, operations, finance, compliance or project...
14 May 2026
How Australian Startups And SMEs Can Choose A Capital Raising Partner
Raising capital is one of those business milestones that feels exciting and daunting at the same time. On one hand, fresh funding can help you hire, build, launch, and scale. On the...
13 May 2026
5 Legal Risks That Quietly Scare Away Investors
Could hidden legal issues be killing your next capital raise? These five risks can quietly cut valuation, delay due diligence or send investors walking.
13 May 2026
Business Code Of Conduct For Australian Startups And SMEs
When you’re building a startup or small business, it’s easy to focus on the exciting parts: landing customers, refining your product, hiring your first team members, or raising funding. But as your...
13 May 2026
Founder Shares: Structuring, Allocating and Protecting Startup Equity in Australia
When you’re building a startup, equity can feel like the “invisible engine” behind everything: motivation, control, funding and long-term value. And right at the centre of that equity story is how you...
12 May 2026
Company Valuation Methods and Legal Factors in Australia
Wondering how a company is valued in Australia? This practical legal guide explains common valuation methods, when valuation matters, and the legal issues
12 May 2026
Collateral Documents for Australian SMEs and Startups: What to Check Before Signing
If you’re running a small business or startup, chances are you’ll eventually deal with funding, leasing, supplier credit, equipment finance, or even a larger customer that wants you to “sign the paperwork”...
12 May 2026
Forfeiture of Shares in Australia: Company Rights and Risks
If you run an Australian company with shareholders (or you’re about to bring on co-founders or investors), your share structure is more than a cap table on a spreadsheet. It’s a legal...
11 May 2026
When Does Your Startup Need an Investment Lawyer?
Raising capital is one of the most exciting (and stressful) milestones in a startup journey. You might be deep in product development, customer traction, and hiring your first key team members -...
8 May 2026
Vendor Finance Interest Rates: How To Calculate, Negotiate And Document Terms
Vendor finance can be a smart way to get a business deal over the line when bank finance is slow, uncertain, or just doesn’t fit the transaction. Instead of a lender funding...
8 May 2026
What Is Corporations Law? Practical Guide For Australian Businesses And Startups
When you’re building a business, it’s easy to get caught up in product, sales, funding and growth. But as soon as you register a company, issue shares, appoint directors, raise money from...
7 May 2026
How to Check If a Company Is Legally Registered in Australia
When you’re running a small business or building a startup, you’ll regularly need to deal with other companies - suppliers, customers, landlords, software vendors, consultants, distributors, and sometimes investors. And one simple...
6 May 2026
How To Write Minutes Of Meeting For Companies In Australia
If you’re building a startup or running a small business, meetings can move fast. Decisions get made in founder catch-ups, board meetings, investor calls, and team stand-ups - often with a lot...
6 May 2026
Capital Raising For Australian Startups And SMEs: Legal Options And Strategy
Raising capital is one of the biggest pressure points for Australian startups and SMEs. You might have a great product, solid early revenue, and strong customer demand - but without the right...
5 May 2026
Performance Rights vs Options: Key Differences for Startups in Australia
If you’re building a startup or scaling a small business, there’s a good chance you’ll eventually want a way to reward key people without burning through cash. Equity incentives can help you...
4 May 2026
Change In Control For Startups And SMEs: What It Means And How To Manage It
If you’re building a startup or running a growing SME, you’ll probably have a moment where the business takes a “step change” - new investors come in, you merge with another business,...
2 May 2026
SAFE Shares Explained: Converting SAFEs Into Equity for Startups
If you’re building an Australian startup and you’re raising early capital, you’ve probably come across the term “SAFE” - and you might also be hearing people talk about “SAFE shares”. This can...
30 April 2026
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