
Agency Tools for Encouraging Prompt Payment
Learn more about the pros and cons of using late fees, interest rates, and convenience fees to encourage prompt payments from your creative agency’s clients.
Find out if your agency’s MSA and SOW measure up with a Matchstick contract analysis and Report Card.
Learn more about the pros and cons of using late fees, interest rates, and convenience fees to encourage prompt payments from your creative agency’s clients.
The FTC recently issued a final rule banning non-competes from employee agreements. Learn more about the ruling and how it impacts your creative agency.
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.
New DOL worker classification rules return to pre-2021 guidelines. Learn more about the updated regulations to ensure your agency remains compliant.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Client contract negotiations can be a long, arduous process for many creative agencies. Discover how to negotiate MSAs and SOWs more effectively.
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.
Review the necessary components of a creative or digital agency employment agreement, other provisions to include, and the best way to structure yours.
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.