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When designing a share option scheme, one of the most critical considerations is how to structure the vesting of options. Vesting determines when employees earn the right to exercise their stock options, ensuring alignment between employee incentives and company goals.

Unapproved options sound like a scary prospect! But they don’t need to be. Options are only called ‘unapproved’ because they don’t fit into the EMI (Enterprise Management Incentive) scheme. However they still have their place in high growth companies and can be an effective tool to attract, retain and reward...

Picture perfect: How Barnes & Scott helped a post-production company save time and money by automating its accounts For The Forge Photographic Services, attention to detail is everything. The London-based, post-production company works its digital magic on advertising and editorial photo and film shoots. That could mean cleaning up dust...

Loveshark is an innovative UK based social augmented reality (an interactive experience of a real-world environment) games company, who describe themselves as “making camera games for Generation Z.” The company, founded by Tara Reddy and Sam Weekes in 2018, have been working with Barnes & Scott for over a year....

The time and effort that it takes to find and hire employees can be significant for high growth technology businesses. However, holding onto workers is even harder. The job for life no longer exists, and increasingly the millennial workforce seeks to move around in their career or in many instances...