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Option Plan

An Option Plan is a plan created by a company to issue stock options to its employees and service providers.

More Information: Give Options to Every One of your Employees
We suggest our clients develop an Option Plan in their first year of business. Read more about our first year suggestions for legal planning.
Also Check Out: Stock Options, Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP), Incentive Unit Plan,

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