Starting a business can be challenging. Whether you’re an entrepreneur running a start-up, early- or growth-stage company, StartUp & Grow™ can help meet your business’s objectives and needs.
BLG is an avid supporter of a robust entrepreneurial community. As a national, full-service firm, our more than 700 lawyers and intellectual property agents can assist with a range of business considerations, including:
- corporate structuring and finance
- labour and employment
- tax
- intellectual property and information technology
- board and senior management advice
Our team of experts can help you:
- organize and establish a corporation, partnership or other business structure
- access government grants, venture capital credits and other sources of financing, including crowdfunding
- prepare, file and prosecute patent applications
- draft and interpret employment and consultant agreements
- access scientific research and experimental development tax credits
We offer specialized expertise in many emerging industries, including:
- fintech
- cleantech and greentech
- cryptocurrency
- biotech and life sciences
- health law
- privacy law
- cyber risk and cybersecurity
We also offer the StartUp & Grow™ legal package – a series of documents for your start-up venture at a set price. The package includes:
- incorporation and organization company documents
- shareholders’ agreement
- intellectual property assignment agreement
- employment/consulting agreement
- preparation and filing of one trademark application
- website terms of use
- confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement
- strategy discussions
