Contracts


Recent Contracts Articles

How to Manage an Independent Contractor

Due to the independent nature of contract work, it can be a tricky thing to manage, even for experienced CEOs. Here's a look at the best practices for when t...  Read more

Small Businesses Score Super Bowl Contracts with the NFL

The NFL’s Emerging Business Program works to educate local minority- and women-owned businesses about Super Bowl vendor procurement opportunities.  Read more

SBA Offers Training to Female Entrepreneurs

The online training course is part of a government-wide initiative to help women-owned businesses win federal contracts.  Read more

Renegotiate That Contract

Business owners toss previously-negotiated agreements out the window to bargain for reduced prices.  Read more

When Good Deals Go Bad

How to renegotiate a contract.  Read more

Christmas All Year Round 

CEO Fred Schwam takes us inside his workshop, which designs holiday decorations for Radio City Music Hall, Saks Fifth Avenue, and other New York City land...  Watch video

Be Prepared

When your contract with a longtime client expires, do you reread every word of the original contract? No? Let me tell you a story.  Read more

Business Torts: Misrepresentation, Contract Interference, and Unfair Competition

A general understanding of business torts can help you protect your bottom line.  Read more

Keeping Your Contracts Simple--and Enforceable

For most contracts, legalese is not essential or even helpful. On the contrary, contractual agreements are best expressed in simple, everyday English.  Read more

Payback

When Wal-Mart tried to push around Chuck Mitchell's company, GTO, one time too many, he did what few small businesses have dared to do: he fought back.  Read more

Terms of Endearment

Don't sign on new customers until they've agreed to your payment terms.  Read more

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