April 23, 2020
Not knowing the fine print in your contracts could take a costly bite out of your business. Yes, I know you’re a busy business owner. Yes, contracts can be tedious. And, yes, I know that sometimes the font used on these documents requires an electron microscope to read it properly. But as a business owner, the law assumes you’ve read the contracts you’ve signed and understood their terms–even if you didn’t. That’s why you’ll want to know and understand the “fine print” of an agreement–whether you created the agreement or you received someone else’s agreement — where you may not have the leverage to change it. To use a food metaphor, if your payment terms and deliverables are the “steak and potatoes,” the fine print is the “veg.” Maybe not as hearty or robust as the meat, but it can have a profound effect on the whole plate. Let’s look at a few real-life examples of how fine print had a profound impact on a small business’s bottom line. FORCE MAJEURE. Literally, this means “major…
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