Starting a Business Legally

Training for Entrepreneurs

When you start a business, you have to make many decisions in a short period of time that will have long-term consequences: 

What legal structure is right for you? What should be included in the co-founder agreement? How should your first customer contracts and terms and conditions be drafted? 

My training courses and consulting packages provide founders with the legal knowledge they truly need during this phase—presented in a concise, easy-to-understand, and immediately applicable format.


There are providers who draw up articles of association using a questionnaire and a standardised process – quickly and cost-effectively. There is certainly a place for that. My approach is different: I work with founders who want to understand what they are signing, what risks their decisions entail, and how they can build their business on a solid foundation right from the start. You can buy a document. But you need to develop your own judgement – and that’s where I can help you.

Topics


  •  Choosing a legal form and the basics of company law
  •   Setting up a GmbH: the process, formal requirements and common mistakes, from notarisation and entry in the commercial register to the appointment of directors
  •   Share capital, capital contribution obligations and liability during the formation phase
  •   Shareholders’ agreement and rules of procedure: what needs to be regulated before you start
  •   The public limited company (AG) as a legal form: key features and significant differences from the limited liability company (GmbH) (for cases where the AG is an option)
  •   Co-founder agreement: shares, responsibilities, exit scenarios
  • First customer contracts: scope of services, payment, liability
  • Using general terms and conditions (GTC) correctly
  •  Website law: legal notice, data protection, legally compliant design
      Identifying and limiting liability risks at an early stage

Formats and prices


Legal Impulse: ‘Setting up your business with legal certainty’
2 hours, online or in person – a concise introduction for start-up groups, accelerators and networking events.

  • Open format: from €199 net per person


Start-up Check
90 minutes, one-to-one – a structured overview of your specific start-up situation: Legal form, initial contracts, outstanding legal issues.

  • €490 net


Legal Start Basic
Starter package for founders in the early stages – including a preliminary consultation, training session and documentation on the key legal aspects of setting up a business.

  • from €1,690 net

Legal Start Pro
Extended package with a bespoke programme, drafting of the articles of association, review of further contractual documents and a concise overview of actions.

  • from €3,900 net


Note: Participants in a start-up seminar will receive a credit towards the Start-up Check or a Legal Start package if they book within 14 days.

Enquire now


Please email me at kanzlei@vertragrecht.services with details of your enquiry and the times when you are available – I will get in touch to arrange a no-obligation introductory meeting.

The training courses on employment law are run by my partner, Trixi Hoferichter. You can find the dates here.