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Investment Opportunities
Charriot Software
is actively seeking financial investments from
individuals or Companies to promote further development of the range of
software available.
Investments may follow the form of a
donation or partnership for new development projects.
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Donations
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These can be made as a one-off payment or an on-going
arrangement. There are various tax incentives available to individuals and
companies wishing to make such donations, making this method of investment
quite preferable.
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Partnership |
A more complex method of investment, but one than can
provide a healthy return on the investment made.There
can be rewarding tax incentives for investment in small higher risk
trading companies through EIS.
This
particular method requires negotiations and a formal contract or 'Heads of
Terms'
| Heads of Terms |
A 'Heads of Terms' agreement must be in
place to ensure one, or more, of the following points are clarified:
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Duration, type and scope of
investment.
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Payments fixed or on a time
& development basis?
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Installation, maintenance and support costs/provisions.
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Acceptance testing for bespoke software with
structured payments.
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Non-bespoke software placed in escrow.
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What about third party software?
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Software/IPR warranties and indemnities.
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Liability limits.
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Insurance.
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Right to decompile software/make back-up copies?
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Termination and remedies.
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Assignation.
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Confidentiality.
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Dispute resolution.
For further information, please contact:
enquiries@charriot.co.uk
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