Key Criteria for Evaluating Your Agency’s Service Agreements and SOWs
Review this list of key criteria when evaluating your MSAs and SOWs to protect your agency and ensure you get paid if a client relationship goes south.
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New Seattle Ordinance Impacts Independent Contractor Work
A new Seattle ordinance will impact any business using independent contractors who live and work within the city. Learn how to comply and avoid penalties.
Is Your Agency Meeting Remote Worker Requirements?
States were lax on remote worker requirements throughout the pandemic, but they’re starting to crack down. Learn how your agency can remain compliant.
Understanding the Letter of Intent When Selling Your Agency
A thoughtful letter of intent from prospective buyers sets the tone when selling your agency. Learn what an LOI needs to cover for a smoother M&A process.
Listing Agreement Basics When Selling Your Agency
Before you engage a broker to facilitate the sale of your creative agency, discover which crucial details you need to include in your listing agreement.
Employee or Contractor? Mitigating The Risk of Worker Misclassification
Even treating your freelancers like employees can be enough to expose your agency to risk. Learn how to properly classify workers to protect your business.
How to Write Payment Triggers into Digital Agency Contracts
Getting your digital agency paid is a lot easier when your MSA or SOW spells out the payment triggers. Consider these tips when drafting your next contact.
Guarding Against Trademark Issues in Agency Contracts
If your agency creates logos, naming, or tag lines as part of your branding work, your contracts should clearly state that the client is responsible for co...
Why Isn’t Your Agency Getting Paid? Make Payment Terms Clear In Your Contracts
Ambiguous language and over-promised services usually lead to disputes between agency and client. Learn what language you need to get paid in full, on time.
Don’t Be Intimidated by Agency Indemnification Clauses
Indemnification is a big word, one we don’t often use outside of a legal context. Understand what indemnity means for your indemnity and how to negotiate it successfully.
Introducing Emessay
Introducing Emessay: an online service for generating legalese-free, customizable contracts for your creative business.
Planning for PPP Forgiveness
Once you have a PPP loan, your focus turns to forgiveness. We don’t have official guidance yet, but are expecting regulations soon. When we see that guidance, we’ll update this post. Until then, here is what we think.
