Since our beginnings at Lexstart, our mission has remained the same: to make the law accessible, clear and useful for entrepreneurs, whatever their level of experience or stage of development.
We know how the entrepreneurial journey is full of decisions (big and small) in which the law often plays an important role. And we know just how inaccessible the law can seem:
“Too complex, too technical, too expensive…”.
“I’d like to understand what I’m signing.”
“I want to be sure I’m doing things right.”
“I don’t even know where to start incorporating.”
We hear these sentences often, even on a weekly basis. They fueled a simple idea: what if we went further than our online legal services offering? What if we shared our expertise in an even more direct, educational and accessible way?
That’s how we came up with the idea of creating a library of free, practical legal guides designed to help you at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
I. Our legal guides: A practical tool for entrepreneurs
For several months, we took the time to reflect, structure our ideas, write and rewrite… to finally come up with a series of legal guides designed just for you. Clear, free, practical resources designed to help you understand, choose and move forward.
We don’t just want to be an online legal service, we want to be by your side at every step of your entrepreneurial journey: to become THE partner for entrepreneurs.
We wanted to write simple, sustainable resources. These guides are designed to :
- Provide you with comprehensive, structured and easy-to-understand content
- Demystify subjects that are often complicated
Share our know-how transparently - Guide you through every major stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
These guides have been carefully designed to support entrepreneurs, whether they are starting up, growing, or thinking about their legal structure. We believe that a better-informed founder is a better-prepared founder.
II. Legal guides: what topics are covered?
Of the twenty or so guides we’ve carefully written, we’ve chosen for this article to divide them into three categories to make things clearer for you.
1. The essentials of the entrepreneurial journey
- Incorporation: Essential steps, advice and key information to create and manage your company with peace of mind.
- The Shareholders’ Agreement: To structure your relations between partners and learn about the essential clauses
- The Declaration of Update: Explanations, advice and key information to help you meet your annual obligations.
2. The different types of incorporation
3. Essential legal documents
Each guide is clearly written, illustrated with concrete examples, practical advice and useful links.
III. Where can I find new legal guides?
The guides are now available on our website, ready to accompany you every step of the way.
How do I access them? There are two ways.
1. From our main menu
- Go to lexstart.ca/en
- Click on “Resources” > “Legal guides“
- Browse our library and select the guide you’re interested in
- Fill in a short form (less than 30 seconds)
- You’ll receive your legal guide as a PDF by e-mail in less than 2 minutes.
2. From our home page
- Go to lexstart.ca/en
- Go directly to all guides by clicking on “Legal guides”
- Select the guide you’re interested in from the drop-down menu
- Fill in a short form (less than 30 seconds)
- You’ll receive your legal guide as a PDF by e-mail in less than 2 minutes.
IV. Why is it useful? Why is it free?
We firmly believe that a minimum of legal knowledge should not be reserved for those who can afford to pay lawyers’ fees right from the start. The basics, the right reflexes, the mistakes to avoid: these should be available to everyone.
Our guides are designed to fill that gap. They help you :
- Identify what you can safely do yourself;
- Know when it’s time to consult a professional
- Gain autonomy while minimizing risks;
- Have clear documents to reread, keep and share.
And of course, if you need more personalized support, our team is always on hand to offer you a customized service.
And now?
Now that you’ve downloaded them, they’re easy to read, and available when you need them. They’re designed to give you a better understanding of legal issues and help you make informed choices for your company.
Above all, our team is here to help. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to make an appointment with one of our advisors.
We look forward to your feedback on our guides;
Access the guides now: lexstart.ca/en/legal-guide/
