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Preparing your formalisation
A practical transition course for entrepreneurs who have evidence of demand and now need to move from informal activity toward a reliable, lawful and institution-ready enterprise. It focuses on decisions, documents, operating disciplines and professional conversations rather than legal memorisation.
8 hIn personIntermediate
Objectives
- Recognize when formalisation begins to create business value.
- Separate ownership, operating roles, money flows and compliance obligations.
- Build a formalisation-readiness file before approaching a professional or authority.
- Identify questions requiring local legal, tax or licensing advice.
- Create a 30-day formalisation plan linked to real business needs.
Recommended tools
What professionals use for this course, with a free or open-source option wherever there is one.
- Microsoft WordPaid
Writing statutes, letters and files.
- LibreOffice WriterOpen source
Free word processor, compatible with Word and PDF.
Alternative to Microsoft Word
- Google DriveFree plan
Storing and sharing documents online.
- DocuSignPaid
Getting documents signed remotely.
- DocumensoOpen source
Open-source electronic signature.
Alternative to DocuSign
Lessons
- Course OverviewReading
- When formalisation becomes usefulReading · 25 min
- Ownership, roles and decision rightsReading · 25 min
- Choosing a legal formReading · 25 min
- Assembling your administrative dossierAssignment · 45 min
- Financial separation and record disciplineReading · 25 min
- Compliance map and professional handoffReading · 25 min
- Your 30-day formalisation sprintReading · 25 min
- Validation quizQuiz · 15 min
- What next? Tools and your pathwayReading · 5 min