Board Meeting Package Checklist For Startups

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A board meeting package contains all the needed documents and reports that will be discussed, or used to guide discussions, in an upcoming board meeting. Its goal is to prepare your board of directors for the meeting and should be sent to each of them for review at least three business days in advance.

The matters you plan to discuss should be noted as discussion items in the meeting agenda.

Commonly included board meeting package items

• A board deck
  • this is a set of slides that present important information for each topic you plan to discuss