Legal contracts are essential to the success of any start-up or small business. No negotiation or bargain for exchange should ever happen without a properly drafted contract or formal business agreement. Whether offering to provide professional services, purchasing a product, negotiating for the sale of a business, or dealing with independent contractor or employee issues, business contracts outline, protect and secure the relationships, rights and responsibilities of the parties involved.
A typical start-up or small business has formal or informal contractual relationships with its customers, vendors, partners, and employees. And the business owners likely owe a fiduciary duty to each other to grow the business, treat each other fairly, and divide the profits equitably. Without properly drafted, thoughtful legal documents in place, often times the business owners will have misunderstandings about the terms of the business relationship. A professionally drafted and properly executed business contract or agreement will help business owners manage risk, avoid unnecessary disputes, limit liability, and avoid unintended legal obligations.
Our business lawyers are committed to helping our clients negotiate and implement the necessary agreements and business contracts that ensure the interests of the professional, start-up, or small business are understood and protected. In our experience, the start-ups and small businesses that implement properly negotiated agreements and business contracts in the beginning often grow and prosper more easily and sell on better terms. We routinely handle a wide array of legal document drafting and review for entrepreneurs, professionals, start-ups, small businesses and private companies in a variety of industries and for most every type of business relationship. Some of the business contract our business law firm has developed, drafted and reviewed include:
» Employee Contracts
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» Independent Contractor Agreements
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» Severance Agreements
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» Internet Contracts
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» Website Agreements
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» Privacy Statements
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» Reseller Agreements
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» Distributorship Agreements
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» Purchase Agreements
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» Asset Transfer Contracts
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» Bill of Sale Contract
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» Asset Purchase Agreement
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» Office Lease Agreements
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» Commercial Lease Agreements
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» Rental Agreements
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» Vacation Rental Agreements
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» Confidentiality Agreements
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» LLC Agreements
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» Executive Compensation Agreements
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» Shareholder Agreements
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» Operating Agreements
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» Restricted Stock Agreements
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» Unit Restriction Agreements
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» Consulting Agreements
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» Marketing Agreements
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» Advertising Agreements
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» Graphic Design Agreement
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» Logo Design Agreement
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» Commercial Kitchen Rental
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» Wedding Contracts
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» Pet Boarding Agreements
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» Pet Supply Contracts
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» Work For Hire Contract
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» Business Consulting Agreements
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» Manufacturing Contracts
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| » Management Agreements |
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» Pet Sitting Contracts |
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» Photography Contracts |
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| » Web Development Contract |
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» Promissory Notes |
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» Partnership Agreements |
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| » Business Contracts |
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» License Agreements |
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» Terms of Use Statements |
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| » Sales Agreements |
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» Termination Agreements |
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» Stock Purchase Agreements
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