Okay, so your business idea rocks and you're ready to get moving with it but you need some capital to get it up and running or boost it along its merry way. Today's episode of #subtitleson is all about capital raising and how to get that capital without handing over the reins of your company to someone else. There are so many different sources of funding (from your own savings, government grants, bank of mum and dad) and different types of investors, but G and Fee have you covered - just think of this episode as your crash course into the 101 of how to fund your business. Today we cover: Fe ..read more

Yaniv Bernstein is what us non techy people call a tech guru. Yaniv is a software engineer turned COO. Yaniv was at Google for 10 years until he decided to join the start up world, working first at Flare and then Airtasker, where until recently, he was VP Engineering and then Chief Operating Officer. Yaniv is passionate about leadership and building great teams. His fundamental belief is that the best will be brought out in employees and teams if they feel they will have an impact. As a software engineer turned COO,  it is clear that he has transferred his learnings from the creation of ..read more

Hey, can someone turn the subtitles on? EPISODE ONE is now live! Join us (hosts G and F of @MarqueLawyers) as we share a bit about ourselves, what makes us tick and what we're going to be discussing in #subtitleson. We want you to know our purpose for creating this podcast and we want your input too. If you have any questions about corporate structures and legal must-know for businesses, shoot us an email or a message via Instagram and we'll make sure that we cover it off on the podcast. And if you haven't subscribed yet, please do! By subscribing and rating us, you help others to find us an ..read more

We're back and super excited about our second season of Subtitles On.   Season 2 has the same simple goal, we unpack corporate language that is designed to confuse and exclude. Unfortunately, when you look at the stats, and from firsthand experiences, it is often women who are underrepresented and excluded from starting businesses, running companies, or being appointed to the board of directors. We, G and Fee, the hosts of Subtitles On and lawyers from Marque's corporate team, work a lot with female founders and start-ups, so that’s who we are talking to although men are allowed to ..read more

Have you ever wondered what M&A stands for? Or how you go about buying a business? Or are you running a start up with extra cash and looking to grow by buying another company or business and have every question in the world about what you need to do? Well lucky you ... this week on Subtitles On we chat the 101 of acquisitions.  So if you are looking to buy a business or maybe just generally interested in understanding what us M&A lawyers do all day, please tune in. For more information, links etc - visit our website: https://www.subtitleson.com/ Got questions? We have you cover ..read more

Have you ever wondered what a preference share is? What on earth is meant by a liquidation preference? Or maybe wondered what it means to hold a participating preference share vs a non-participating preference share.  Well this week on Subtitles On we chat all things preference shares.  So tune in if you are raising capital, an investor or just generally interested in different classes of shares. For more information, links etc - visit our website: https://www.subtitleson.com/ Got questions? We have you covered: Shoot us an email: gisellef@marquelawyers.com.au and felicial@marque ..read more

This week we chat about climate risks. We are joined by Kiera Peacock, commercial litigation partner at Marque Lawyers who is our resident expert on all things climate change. The backdrop to our discussion is: The "Green Recovery" where nations around the world have directed Covid 19 stimulus towards clean, rather than polluting, options. While the March 2021 UN Environment Programme report found that 18% of total recovery spending around the world has gone towards green initiatives, unfortunately in Australia, the figure is 2% and of the major economies, Australia was the worst.  Pres ..read more

Episode 2 of Season 2 examines what 2020 meant for women. As you know, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a massive global economic downturn. You have probably heard the terms “pink recession” and “she-cession”, describing the fact that women have been more financially and mentally impacted by the impacts of COVID-19 compared to men. This week we delve into why this is the case. We discuss:  the general impact that COVID-19 has had on women the impact to funding for female founded start ups (hint - it was bad) why women have been hardest hit why it matters and why women are key to econo ..read more

Welcome to season 2 of Subtitles On! Last season we talked about the big concepts. We discussed everything from incorporating your company, to funding your company to putting in place employee incentive schemes. This season we’re still going to unpack corporate language but we’re putting more of a focus on what’s hot in business right now – corporate trends, case studies and interviews.  It’s time to take these big concepts and talk about how they work in practice. Expect to hear episodes on:  the synchronisation of global decarbonisation;  purpose and profit;  funding t ..read more

We're back and super excited about our second season of Subtitles On.   Season 2 has the same simple goal, we unpack corporate language that is designed to confuse and exclude. Unfortunately, when you look at the stats, and from firsthand experiences, it is often women who are underrepresented and excluded from starting businesses, running companies, or being appointed to the board of directors. We, G and Fee, the hosts of Subtitles On and lawyers from Marque's corporate team, work a lot with female founders and start-ups, so that’s who we are talking to although men are allowed to ..read more