The required documents for a corporation go as follows:

• At least three founders in case of JSC. At least two founders in case of LLC, and one founder in case of OPC (approval from the competent authority should be submitted first if a shareholder is working in the public sector).
• Power of Attorneys for the incorporation of companies.
• Certificate of non-confusion for the company’s name.
• Bank certificate which proves the capital’s deposit, except for the LLC.
• Copies of the shareholders’ IDs/Passports.
• Board of Directors’ IDs (at least 3 members in case of JSC) OR Managers IDs in case of LLC and OPC.
• Security clearance in case of the foreign shareholder.
• Notarized lease contract for the company’s headquarter.
• The company’s auditor certificate (the auditor is the one who is responsible for submitting tax reports and the financial statements).

In order to open a bank account, you should have the following documents:

• Updated Commercial Register.
• Articles of Association.
• Manager ID (authorized person to deal with banks).
• Investment Gazette.
• Tax Card.
• Sign the bank’s KYCs and other requirements.

An employment contract is a written agreement between the company and the employee by which it governs the relationship between the employee and the company under the Egyptian Labour Law. Employment contracts should include the employee’s job title, salary, working days/hours, and obligations. Also, an employment contract helps secure the company and employees rights.

One of the most important steps you should undertake is registering the company’s trademark in order to save your rights upon it and to ensure that no one can register it under a new company and use your branding, name and IP rights.

The Shareholders’ Agreement is a written agreement amongst the shareholders in order to identify and preserve the rights and duties of the shareholders in relation to the management and operation of the company. SHA often grant to some of the shareholders privileges and rights different from the rights which are granted by the company’s articles. In all cases, SHA cannot contradict with the articles and is considered complementary to its provision.

Now, the Egyptian Law recognises SHAs, therefore, Egyptian companies can have a written SHA under Egyptian law, provided that the company’s General Assembly approve the SHA.
The most common clauses which are included in the SHA are Lockup Period, Anti-Dilution, Tag Along, Drag Along, and Exiting the company.

Once you start providing your services to your clients, you will need a written agreement to include the agreed commercial terms in order to secure your rights in terms of how and when payments shall be made to you, second party’s obligations, termination of the agreement, etc…
Also, if you are a technology Startup, you will need a proper Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy for your website/application to determine the limits of your responsibility in relation to the services provided by you to users.