Incorporating creates a company. It does not decide what happens when the owners stop agreeing. That is what a shareholder agreement is for.
Setting up a corporation says nothing about what happens when two owners fall out, one wants to leave, someone dies, or new money comes in. Without an agreement, the default statutory rules apply, and they rarely match what the founders actually intended.
A strong shareholder agreement addresses decision-making and deadlock, restrictions on transferring shares, what happens on a departure, death or dispute (buy-sell and shotgun clauses), how the company is valued, and the duties and compensation of those who run it. A unanimous shareholder agreement can even shift the directors' powers to the shareholders.
Share structures, family dynamics and investor terms vary enormously. A generic template often leaves the exact gap that becomes the fight. This is work that repays being done properly.
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Book a Consultation注册只是成立了公司，它并没有规定“当股东不再一致时怎么办”。这正是股东协议存在的意义。
成立公司，并没有说明：两位股东闹翻、一方想退出、有人去世、或有新资金进来时该怎么办。没有协议，就适用法律默认规则，而这些规则很少符合创始人真正的本意。
一份有力的股东协议会处理：决策与僵局、股份转让限制、退出/身故/争议时如何处理（买卖条款与“散弹枪(shotgun)”条款）、公司如何估值，以及经营者的职责与报酬。一份“全体股东协议(USA)”甚至可以把董事的权力转移给股东。
股份结构、家族关系与投资人条款千差万别。通用模板往往恰恰留下日后演变成争斗的那道缺口。这是一项值得认真做对的工作。