A handshake and oral promise are not enough. The terms of any business arrangement must be clarified and agreed upon in writing to avoid costly litigation. However, most small business owners do not ...

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Smart Business spoke to Lee Dresie, a partner at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, about ensuring that your business does not assume all the risk in a transaction by carefully ...

It’s a good idea to have a user form contract. It’s hard to understand why many companies continue using vendor contracts that are masterpieces when it comes to allocating all the risk to customers.

Negotiating contracts with electronic healthcare record vendors is no small feat, but according to new recommendations by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, it's ...

The franchise agreement is the contract between the franchisor and franchisee, but it’s not a “standard” or “form” agreement. The format of the contract differs from one franchise system to another.