We have had the pleasure of assisting Net Zero Vermont and are proud to see that as of July they launched their Sustainable Montpelier 2030 Design Competition.  This is an ‘architectural design competition’ with a $10,000 prize to the winner. As stated on the homepage of their website, Net Zero is hoping to ‘attract top talent to help create a low-carbon, small-city future’.’ We wish Net Zero and their contestants of the 2030 Design Competition the best of luck.

What is a good number of authorized shares? Our Associate, Andrew Grosvenor, can tell you all about it in his article featured in the Union Leader as a part of their Ask the Expert series sponsored by the Union Leader and Alpha Loft.

You can hear more from Andrew on issues regarding business ownership if you attend his lecture at Alpha Loft on Tuesday, September 13th as a part of their Launch Series. Full details of the event are here.

 

Merritt & Merritt’s Associate, Andrew Grosvenor, is scheduled to present this coming Tuesday, September 13th, at Alpha Loft in Portsmouth, NH as a part of the Loft’s Launch Series.

The Launch Series provides informative presentations on a variety of topics related to startups and early stage growth companies. Presentations are provided by experts in the field. These lectures are a great opportunity to learn from seasoned industry stakeholders and get answers to the great many questions peppering the minds of entrepreneurs.

This month’s focus is on the basics of owning a company, as the Eventbrite page indicates:

Founders are usually so busy developing the business that they don’t give much thought to the company. Corporate details can be dry, but the mechanics of the company are at the center of the relationship among founders, key employees, and investors. This program will cover initial ownership structure, creating a capitalization table, how company ownership evolves in a growing startup, and issuing options and direct equity to employees (and choosing which to issue)

The event includes food and beverage and time to network with others. And, it’s an added bonus that there is no cost to attend. Register here and reserve your spot.

Back in May, H. Kenneth Merritt, Jr. spoke at the annual Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit in Philadelphia. The summit is the world’s premier gathering for angel investors with over 700 investors coming together to share best practices, discuss latest trends, network with top angels, meet with corporate leaders, and more. Ken participated in a panel, Impact Investing 101, which covered key questions, such as: what is impact investing; and how can it fit into your angel portfolio? The panel garnered a little international coverage. Check it out here.

Merritt & Merritt is pleased to announce that Merritt & Merritt and its two directors, H. Kenneth Merritt, Jr. (Corporate/Commercial)  and Sharon J. Merritt (Intellectual Property) have been listed in this year’s Chambers USA.

Chambers guides are the result of thousands of detailed and comprehensive interviews by the largest international research team of its kind charged to objectively rank the world’s best lawyers and law firms.

For over 27 years, Merritt & Merritt has collaborated with growth companies, as well as the angel, venture capital and private equity investors that support them, to build and guide their businesses.