Owner Agreements: The Key to Successful Partnerships
If your creative or digital agency has more than one owner, you need an owner agreement. Learn what to include to manage disputes and protect your business.
Insights & Resources
Type
Topic
- Resources
- Tips
- News
- Covid-19
- Contracts
- SOW
- Getting Paid
- Indemnification
- Trademarks
- Employees and Contractors
- Taxes
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Monitor
- State Compliance
- Noncompete
- Nonsolicit
- Negotiation
- Non-Disparagement
- Non-Disclosure
- Severance
- Scope Creep
- Artificial Intelligence
- Insurance
- Termination
- Stopping Work
- Referral Agreements
- Discovery
- Employment Agreements
- Matchstick
- Corporate Transparency Act
- Owner Agreements
- Shareholder Agreements
- Operating Agreements
- Accessibility
- Development
- Fractional General Counsel
Worker Misclassification and the New DOL Rule
New DOL worker classification rules return to pre-2021 guidelines. Learn more about the updated regulations to ensure your agency remains compliant.
What Agencies Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act
The Corporate Transparency Act went into effect on Jan 1, 2024. Learn more about this new law and what it means for your creative or digital agency.
Use a Pricing Matrix to Negotiate Key Terms
New clients are often cool with proposals, but quickly sour when the contract comes. A pricing matrix puts you in the best position during negotiation.
Why to Register Your Brand as a Federal Trademark
Registering an agency name as a federal trademark does more than keep others from using your name. Explore additional benefits and how to start the process.
How to Collect When Your Agency Hasn’t Been Paid (Short of a Lawsuit)
Unpaid invoices are an unfortunate part of life for agencies. Learn what step you can take to collect the money you’re owed before resorting to litigation.
The Way to Quicker and More Efficient Contract Negotiations
Client contract negotiations can be a long, arduous process for many creative agencies. Discover how to negotiate MSAs and SOWs more effectively.
Matchstick Retained: A Customized Subscription Plan for Your Agency
Matchstick’s services can be customized to fit any type of creative business: whether a small, boutique studio or a large, full-service agency. Services are offered either through a Matchstick Retained subscription or a fee-for-service basis.
Anatomy of a (Good) Agency Employment Agreement
Review the necessary components of a creative or digital agency employment agreement, other provisions to include, and the best way to structure yours.
Use Paid Discovery to Avoid Scope Creep
Clients don’t anticipate problems at the onset of a new engagement. Learn how paid discovery prevents scope creep and leads to a more predictable project.
Passive Income: How to Get Paid When You Refer Work
Your creative agency can profit from work you turn down. Learn what to include in a referral agreement with other agencies to generate some passive income.
Don’t be Afraid to Use the Pause Clause
When clients don’t pay or communicate, your agency needs to protect its time and resources. Review key elements of a creative agency work stoppage clause.
