How to Setup a New Company & Keep Control of it

Webinar Summary

Starting a new company can be exciting and daunting - but the way you set it up can determine whether you stay in control later. This webinar walks through how to register a company in Ireland the right way, with a focus on share structures, voting rights, and the roles of directors and shareholders.

You'll learn how founders can unintentionally lose control of their own business through early share allocations or poor structuring, and how to avoid it. Whether you're setting up your first company or planning a restructure, this session will help you start smart and stay in charge.

Key Topics Include

• How to register a company in Ireland the right way

• Share structures and what they mean for long-term control

• Voting rights and how they're allocated

• The roles and responsibilities of directors and shareholders

• Common mistakes that cause founders to lose control of their own business

• How to structure - or restructure - to protect your position

Who This Is Aimed At

• First-time founders preparing to register a company

• Existing founders considering a restructure

• Co-founders navigating share allocation and voting rights

• Anyone wanting to avoid common ownership and control pitfalls when starting a business

Speaker

Stuart Connolly - Co-Founder at Open Forest

Stuart Connolly is a barrister qualified in both Ireland and the UK. He qualified in 2012 and spent over a decade working at Ireland's tier 1 law firms, including Arthur Cox, Maples Group, and William Fry.

Stuart is now the founder of Open Forest, a compliance technology company that helps new founders launch their company and meet all of their legal, tax, and accounting needs through the use of technology.