Managing Business Risks with Contractor Contracts
Hiring contractors or freelancers? We explain the benefits and risks of hiring contractors for your business as well as best practices to manage these risks.
Contract advice
Small businesses, donations and working with charities.
In our experience, a lot of small business owners are very aware of social responsibilities and many have started businesses based upon a principle or an ethos. It would seem that small businesses are the perfect target for a charity or ethical organisation that requires donations. It appears logical, that a principled small business owner …
No Warranty No Clarity
This blog is part 2 of a series of 5 that is preoccupied with small business using contracts to avoid contractual disputes. Court is an expensive pursuit and building self-remedy or clauses into your contract, that are enforceable and offer solutions to problems that may arise is practically useful to small businesses. A considered contract …
If I can understand then I am more likely to adhere.
Contracts are about communication
Credibility through good contracts – bespoke V DIY
Having properly drafted contracts reflects the quality of your business offering
Ts and Cs can help protect against screen scraping
When you see the word screen scraping, you would imagine it to mean de-icing the car on a winter morning. But actually, screen scraping is the process of automatically copying data from a website. Screen scraping is a controversial topic – some call it theft whilst others call it gathering information. Essentially scrapers will …
Is an unsigned contract enforceable?
Many clients don’t come to us until they have a problem. A contract helps a businesses to manage risks but what if it is found to be unenforceable? We have been asked all the common questions – ‘Is an email a binding contract?’, ‘We have a verbal agreement, is this enforceable?’, ‘My client never signed …
Have you got the right contract?
Any good business owner will take steps to protect both their business and their clients – it helps to safeguard the company’s future and gives clients peace of mind. But how do you know that you have a legal framework in place that is suitable for your business? It’s not as simple as you might …
Ten Reasons Why You Need a Contract
We understand that the law can appear boring and confusing, but would you use this as a reason not to protect your business? Legally, you don’t need to have a set of terms and conditions for your business, but it would be foolish not to – you should never do business without them. We have …
Worrying About Late Payments
Do you worry about getting paid for the work you have done? If you do, then you aren’t alone. Nearly a third of small business have reported in seeing an increase of late payments, and to tackle the issue the government is introducing tougher laws. The new laws will encourage businesses to pay their bills …