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global compensation

2 min read

How culture shapes global compensation fairness

Most founders assume that if their global compensation is legally compliant, it is also fair.

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3 min read

SEIS & EIS loss relief: A guide for founders and investors

Whilst investing in early-stage companies is an exciting prospect with great upside potential, it also carries risk.

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4 min read

How to craft an ownership story that inspires investors

Your share scheme isn’t just an internal incentive. It’s a signal.

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How Vestd shaped the conversation on employee ownership

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Autumn Budget 2025: What changed for UK businesses?

Big shifts in the Autumn Budget are opening new doors for share schemes. For years, we’ve been one of the loudest voices pushing for fairer, simpler,...

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4 min read

Unapproved options vs growth shares: Alternatives to EMI

If you’re looking to incentivise or reward someone with a stake in your business, who isn’t on the payroll or doesn’t qualify for EMI options,...

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6 min read

Understanding financial promotion: What founders need to know

When you’re raising capital, whether that’s through your pitch deck, a LinkedIn post, or even a coffee chat with an investor, you’re entering a...

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async

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Async isn’t just for remote teams: it’s for better teams

Asynchronous work is often treated as a remote-only tactic, something distributed teams have to use because they don’t share a timezone.

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LTV:CAC

4 min read

LTV:CAC ratio: Beyond the basics

Most founders know the LTV:CAC ratio in theory: It compares the lifetime value of a customer (LTV) with the cost to acquire that customer (CAC).

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EMI excluded industries: Why some trades don’t qualify

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EMI excluded industries: Why some trades don’t qualify

The Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme is one of the most generous share option schemes in the UK. It helps high-growth companies attract...

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cashflow planning

3 min read

Building a cashflow system that survives growth

Cash flow problems can sink healthy, growing companies as well as weaker ones. In the first part of this series, we showed why profitable firms still...

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