Business Contract Template
A general contract for a business deal when no more specific form fits.
A general contract for a business deal between two parties.
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Key features
Each party's tasks
Two blanks, one for what the first party will do and one for the second, so both sides' commitments are written down.
An exclusions section
A blank for anything the parties want to put outside the contract, and a statement that neither is obliged to do what is not written.
Timetable by stage
A start date, a finish date and dates for stages.
Changes in writing
Any change to the work, timetable or price is agreed in writing and signed before it is carried out.
Checking the work
When a stage or the whole is finished, the other party examines it and sets out in writing what does not meet the contract.
About this document
This is a general business contract for two parties who have agreed that each will do certain things. It sets out what each will do, what is excluded, the timetable, price and payment, and how changes and finished work are handled.
Use it when none of the more specific forms in the catalogue matches your deal. It is a blank to complete by hand and sign.
Is this document right for you?
Useful when
- You have a one-off business deal and no specific form fits
- You want something more than an email exchange
- Both sides will deliver something, not just one paying the other
Commonly used by
- Small businesses
- Freelancers and their clients
- Companies agreeing a one-off project
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When to use this
- Two businesses agree to swap services
- A company engages another for a project with stages
- Two parties formalise a deal agreed in conversation
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About the business contract template
It is general by design. A deal with unusual risks, large sums or regulated work is better served by a form built for it or by a lawyer.
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