Replace your bonus scheme with shares or options So you want to reward employees for their contribution. Or incentivise teams to meet performance-based milestones. You might be thinking that a cash bonus scheme is the best...
Digital equity management: the new way to share ownership Many of the clients we talk to want to share equity with some or all of their team. They agree that it’s the right way to go, that everyone benefits when they have a piece of the...
Making equity management easy for Company Secretaries – Vestd blog The duties of a Company Secretary are broad. This role is often fulfilled by a founder who wears multiple hats, or in some cases by their accountant. This means that the process...
Why share dilution isn’t always something to avoid We help a lot of UK founders to share equity with their teams. Whether it’s through an EMI Scheme, or an Agile Partnership, or anything in-between, we help loads of businesses to...
Valuations Pt. I: How to value a startup – Vestd blog Business valuations regularly make the headlines. We can all recall examples of businesses achieving a gargantuan valuation - in many cases without even turning a profit.
Platform updates: You asked, we listened – Vestd blog At Vestd we are always looking for ways to make it easier for founders to create and manage share schemes.
How to Set Up an EMI Options Scheme – Vestd blog If you are considering creating an EMI options scheme, you may be concerned that this process of rewarding your team represents a lot of time, complicated paperwork, and difficult...
Exercisable vs. exit-only: which is best for my EMI share scheme? If you’re planning to start an EMI share scheme for your business, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is when your team can access their shares.
The hidden costs of EMI and the secret no one’s telling you about your company share scheme – Vestd blog We talk to a lot of business owners about their share schemes at Vestd. 100+ each month. And there is a surprising misconception that often comes up when they’re calculating the...