Startup Coaching, Information & Tools
In addition to the valuable free resources at this website, you will find that these tools have been specially created to help you quickly and easily complete the vital work of legal & compliance for your new network marketing startup:
The CEO's Legal Primer
DESCRIPTION: The very first step in tackling legal needs is to understand the key legal issues that you will face in starting and running your MLM and Party Plan company. Created by an attorney, this legal resource contains Policy & Procedure Outlines for MLM and Party Plan, a model process for distributor compliance, guidelines for filing state registrations, sales tax basics, a “legal absolutes” checklist and bonus guides that address key topics such as electronic signatures, protecting intellectual property and more.
Key Benefits:
- Find important answers in a single, reliable resource that is 24/7 available.
- Become more knowledgeable so that you can get the most out of your relationship with your law firm.
- Save money and aggravation with this tool that shortens your learning curve.
- Included in LaunchSmart™ Bundle
Legal Requirements System
DESCRIPTION: This tool will help you to identify and organize your legal requirements. Designed as a questionnaire that will guide you through key decisions and questions that will have legal impact, this tool will aid in two vital aspects: (1) in the prioritization of legal issues that will need your attention and (2) in defining your legal needs in a way that will help you be more efficient in the legal reviews for which clients are typically billed on an hourly basis. You will save both time and expense, and you will have a greater peace of mind knowing that you have a general grasp of the legal questions and potential exposures.
Key Benefits:
- Save time and expense and get more out of your legal dollar.
- Gain peace of mind by organizing your legal requirements and then presenting them to your attorney for assistance.
- Included in LaunchSmart™ Bundle
LaunchSmart™ Due Diligence Master List
DESCRIPTION: This proprietary tool is the same tool that we use as consultants when we are hired to conduct a rigorous due diligence on companies that are targeted for acquisition or that are in preparation for initial public offerings (IPO). Designed to help you plan for your company to pass the most rigorous scrutiny, and thereby to have the highest possible value (regardless of your intent in the future to keep the company, offer it for sale, issue a public offering, or seek investment partners), this due diligence master list will guide you at each step.
Key Benefits:
- Guides the formulation of your company’s growth and exit strategies.
- Assures a more complete understanding of the elements that build long-term value in the corporate and legal structure of your enterprise.
- Sharpens understanding of concepts and terminology relative to growth and expansion in the fast-growth profession of direct sales.
- Included in LaunchSmart™ Bundle
Forms Library
DESCRIPTION: Your own library of legal forms and model agreements for creating distributor and consultant agreements, contracts, and documents that cover basic legal issues. These forms and document templates feature unique clauses and provisions used by the top law firms in America. The easy-to-fill-out templates help prevent errors in information entry while providing quality professional forms for your essential legal needs. Created by an attorney, this system of forms will give the new company an affordable alternative for creating a distributor / consultant agreement, and for managing many of the most important distributor issues.
Key Benefits:
- Electronic library that is 24/7 available, useful for research as well as for practical application.
- Affordable alternative for creating common forms used in direct selling companies.
- Enhances the value of legal advice obtained from your legal advisors.
- Included in LaunchSmart™ Bundle
State Registration System
DESCRIPTION: This system helps you to create the forms and cover letters for your company's registration and compliance with state filing requirements; it includes instructions, registration forms, and transmittal letters that are easy to complete. You furnish the required information and submit. It's that simple! Used by lawyers, these take care of the required registrations for each of the states with business opportunity and anti-pyramid registration regulations. If you're willing to do the work, this system will show you exactly what to do.
Key Benefits:
- Save significant time and money with these forms instead of starting from scratch.
- Enhances understanding and prepares you to work more efficiently with your legal advisors.
- Included in LaunchSmart™ Bundle
| 
