Dictionary A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S V Accredited Investor Acquisition Angel Investor Articles of Incorporation At-will Employee Back-up Certificate Balance Sheet Bankruptcy Blanket Lien Board of Directors Business Plan Buy-Sell Agreement Bylaws Capital Account Capital Commitment Capital Contributions Capital Gains Capital Stock C-Corporation Certificate of Incorporation Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Closing Collateral Common Stock Confidential Information Contingent Liability Convertible Note Corporate Governance Co-Sale Rights Creditor Cross-Fund Investment Debt Financing Debt-To-Equity Ratio Default Demand Registration Rights Depreciation Director Disclosure Documents Distribution Domestic Corporation Due Diligence Early Stage Financing Economies of Scale Employee Stock Option Plan Employer Identification Number (EIN) Employment Agreement Engagement Letter Entity Equity Escrow Exit Strategy Federal Reserve Act Fiduciary Duties General Partner Hedge Fund Holding Company Incentive Stock Option (ISO) Incorporation Indemnification Independent Contractor Initial Public Offering (IPO) Integration Intellectual Property Interest Investor Investor Rights Agreement Letter of Intent License Liquidation Limited Liability Company (LLC) Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Limited Partners Limited Partnership Litigation Market Standoff Agreement Major Investor Majority Shareholder Merger Non-Compete Non-Qualified Stock Options (NSO) Officer Operating Expenses Partnership Patent Portfolio Company Preferred Stock Proprietary Rights Public Company Purchase Agreement Registered Agent Return On Investment (ROI) S-Corporation Shareholders Shell Corporation Small Business Administration (SBA) Sole Proprietor Startup Stockholders Stock Options Stock Purchase Agreement Technology Transfer Agreement Trademark Trade Secret Venture Capital Financing Venture Capital Limited Partnership