Small Business Legal Advice: Tips for getting started with Myra Beal

Everybody wants business growth, but is your business growth protected?

With content ideas flowing, networking opportunities being prioritized, and long-term strategies being made, it would be evident that there’s a lot of work to be done. However, integrating legal into the core of the business is an important thing as well. 

Because when it comes to protecting those ideas and setting boundaries with your stakeholder network, legal becomes the protector at the forefront of your business. Think of it as your business’ insurance and protection. 

Tune in and learn from Myra Beal, general counsel and chief of staff Metigy, as she shares the fundamentals of legal, and what your business needs to apply. 

 

What you will learn in this episode:

• Assessing your business’ legal needs
• The importance of IP (Intellectual Property) and how to contract around it
• Employee share schemes and issuing shares
• The importance of  well-structured terms and conditions
• Commercial contracts
• Employment issues
• How to find the right lawyer

 

Key takeaways:

• Think about legal upfront
• Your agreements should be simple and clear
• Set up your legal as soon as possible to prevent having issues further down the track
• Pay the right person for less of their time.

 

Reach Myra here:

• On Linkedin