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Share options

Why grant options over existing shares

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Why grant options over existing shares?

Equity dilution, share dilution (or whatever you want to call it) is not inherently a bad thing. Not if it’s well managed.

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How UK startups can give US employees stock options

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How UK startups can give US employees stock options

Stock option schemes (or what we tend to call share option schemes in the UK) are a surefire method of uniting teams towards business growth - and...

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What's a cliff, and what's that got to do with shares vesting?

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What's a cliff, and what's it got to do with vesting?

There's a lot of jargon in finance, investment and even in business more broadly. Two words that don’t seem to go together, but actually do, are...

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What is a typical option pool size for employees

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What’s a typical option pool size for employees?

Wouldn’t it be awesome if your office had a pool for employees? You might be surprised to find out that it does! (Although it’s not exactly the kind...

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Vesting and what it means for your company share scheme

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Vesting: what it means for your company share scheme

There are many ways to increase employee engagement and look to reward your employees for their hard work.

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How do employee share option schemes work in the UK

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How do employee share option schemes work in the UK?

In the UK, more SMEs than ever are implementing Enterprise Management Incentives (EMIs) and other share option schemes.

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What to do with your shares or options

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What to do with your shares or options

Your company has offered you shares or share options. Great! Though you might be wondering: now what? What’s really in it for me? When do I get to...

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A simple guide to shares and options

Do you know the difference between shares and options? There’s a lot of information online but never enough time. To save you the trouble, we’ve put...

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How to create and use an option pool

Among the best ways to share ownership with your team in the UK is through a share option scheme.

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Share options: what are they and what do they deliver for recipients?

You might talk about giving your team share options… But what does that mean, and what are the different types? If the team member is an employee...

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