Start Your Business, with the Help of Lawyer You Can Count on in Hamilton, NZ

Starting a new business is an exciting but daunting task. Bringing your ideas, ambitions and dreams to life is the exciting part. Working through all of the paperwork and handling the legal side of things is the daunting part. With the right lawyer on your side, though, you can navigate through those early start-up stages without stress, confusion or worry.

A Word on Business Structuring

At Atticus Legal, we think we can make starting a new business easier. As lawyers based in Hamilton, NZ, business structuring is one of our specialties. When you have your business plan started and are working on fleshing out your ideas and thoughts, we can offer advice for incorporating and registering your business. For legal and tax reasons, every business needs to have an official, legal structure. However, choosing which business structure is right for your business will depend on many factors, from the industry you are entering to the number of people involved in your start-up.

In New Zealand, there are a few common business structures, including sole trader, partnership, limit liability company and trading trust. You can read a bit about each of these types of business structures on the New Zealand government website. However, the important thing to realise is that the business structure you choose will have several far-reaching implications for your business. These implications include how much your business will pay in taxes, how you are permitted to raise capital, how you protect your assets, your legal liability and more.

By hiring a business lawyer in Hamilton, you will be able to get personalised advice as to which business structure is appropriate for your company. You can spend days or weeks reading materials from government taxation offices, or perusing ‘pro and con’ lists for each type of business structure. Ultimately, though, your best bet at making the right choice for your start-up is to consult someone who has structured businesses before and who knows the ins and outs of each structure.

At Atticus Legal, we will provide this practical and experienced advice with a smile and a steadying hand. We will collaborate with you and your accountant to understand your business and to determine which business structure would be most beneficial for you. We will also explain the pros and cons of each business structure in terms that relate to your business specifically, so that you can better understand the implications that the choice has for you. Finally, we will help you prepare the paperwork to make your business structure official.

Count on a Hamilton Lawyer to Help Get Your Business off the Ground

At Atticus Legal, our lawyers in Hamilton won’t stop helping you once you have chosen a business structure. On the contrary, we are happy to lend a hand in other areas as well. From additional questions you might have about setting up your business (like complying with government laws or establishing shareholder agreements) to matters of running the business itself (like preparing key transactions with clients or partners), we will be on the other end of the phone to help. If you choose to hire us as your start-up business lawyer, we will hope to see it as the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship.

Are you interested in working with our Hamilton lawyers? Call Atticus Legal on 07 839 4558 to schedule an initial consultation.