{"id":444,"date":"2018-07-03T11:19:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T11:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/khalidzafar.com\/?p=444"},"modified":"2018-07-03T12:09:06","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T12:09:06","slug":"legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khalidzafar.com\/cn\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal structures for forming Startups in Pakistan."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The term \u201cStartup\u201d is in usage for describing a new business venture wherein, entrepreneurs  and\/or companies harmoniously combine their skills, ideas  and financial resources to generate new business activity with higher returns. In fact, it could be apt to place the \u201cStart up\u201d phenomenon at the epicenter of a vibrant entrepreneurial cultural.  <\/p>\n<p>In Pakistan the \u2018Startup\u2019 trend is gaining momentum as entrepreneurs with creative ideas are seeking funding solutions to generate economic activity  and new revenue streams. Devising a legal structure for a \u2018Startup\u2019 is essential, if it is to be made viable  and functional. The objective of such a legal structure is twofold. First  and foremost is to clearly layout the rights  and obligations of the parties working under \u2018Startup\u2019 umbrella. Secondly, the aim is to safeguard their business interests. Thus ensuring a stable business platform wherein disputes can be prevented, the liabilities are defined  and the risks can be mitigated. <\/p>\n<p>The legal structure of a Startup venture mainly depends on the long term vision of the parties entering into such venture  and the kind of venture in itself which is being entered into. A Startup in Pakistan may be structured in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Partnership. <\/li>\n<li>Limited Liability Company.<\/li>\n<li>Joint Venture or Collaboration. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The term \u201cStartup\u201d is in usage for describing a new bus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Legal structures for forming Startups in Pakistan. - \u54c8\u7acb\u5fb7\u624e\u6cd5\u5c14\u548c\u540c\u4e8b<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/khalidzafar.com\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_CN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Legal structures for forming Startups in Pakistan. - \u54c8\u7acb\u5fb7\u624e\u6cd5\u5c14\u548c\u540c\u4e8b\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The term \u201cStartup\u201d is in usage for describing a new bus [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/khalidzafar.com\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"\u54c8\u7acb\u5fb7\u624e\u6cd5\u5c14\u548c\u540c\u4e8b\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/khalidzafarassociates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-03T11:19:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-07-03T12:09:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"kzadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@KhalidZ78116486\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u4f5c\u8005\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"kzadmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"\u9884\u8ba1\u9605\u8bfb\u65f6\u95f4\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 \u5206\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"kzadmin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7fb54bd84612fda833f1a83623f884b1\"},\"headline\":\"Legal structures for forming Startups in Pakistan.\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-03T11:19:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-07-03T12:09:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":212,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"Uncategorized\"],\"inLanguage\":\"zh-Hans\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\\\/\",\"name\":\"Legal structures for forming Startups in Pakistan. - \u54c8\u7acb\u5fb7\u624e\u6cd5\u5c14\u548c\u540c\u4e8b\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-03T11:19:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-07-03T12:09:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7fb54bd84612fda833f1a83623f884b1\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"zh-Hans\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/legal-structures-for-forming-startups-in-pakistan\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Legal structures for forming Startups in Pakistan.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/khalidzafar.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Khalid Zafar &amp; 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