When starting a business, there is a lot to deal with, business type, bank accounts, social media, websites, the list goes on. Why is it that so many people include all that on their budgets but when it comes to the legal part, they think it is ok just to copy from someone else?
Day after day we hear the same comment “I don’t see the big deal about having a contract”, “my friend told me I can use hers”, “I just read on a FB group I can find free templates online and adapt them”.
That is so wrong in so many ways. You could be facing a lawsuit, not to mention that you don’t know if a lawyer is really behind those documents. We always say you need to make sure your legal documents work for you and not against you. That is why they should be specially drafted for your business. Even if your friend is in the same line of work, there could be differences that make your documents different.
Legal documents, whether they are contracts or website protection are how you stand up for your business and how you should make sure your clients will really pay, do you really want to leave that to fate?
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