Asked by the Customer on 18-03-2020 07:22:09
Question posted in the Intellectual Property Law category relating to Gauteng
Hello. My name is Lungelo and I would like to start a crowdfunding platform and also use some of the funds to start my business along with funding other start ups. I would like to know how should one go about doing such in South Africa. I've done research that states that one would have to register a public company because you would be issuing stocks to the general public. Is the a way around it ? Maybe starting up multiple private companies instead? And what form of contracts would I need in place to protect myself , my interest and anyone involved ? What form of agreement should be in place between me and the people funding the platform?
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