| Being in the consulting business can be a risky | | | | fees will be. |
| occupation and any time you take on a new client | | | | In the text of you agreement you need to cover |
| you need to protect yourself with a contract. Not | | | | any milestones you expect to reach and how you |
| only does this form protect you as a consultant, it is | | | | plan to account for them. If you expect to be paid |
| designed to protect your business interests to make | | | | at these milestones the amount to be paid at these |
| sure that you actually get paid for the services you | | | | milestones, the amount should be listed as well. This |
| provide. If you have never had to prepare one of | | | | way if at any point in the project you have to |
| these contracts you should plan to use a consulting | | | | withdraw you will have been paid for your services |
| agreement template to help ensure that you do not | | | | to date. It should also cover what is expected from |
| make the mistake of leaving critical information out | | | | the people who are involved on both sides of the |
| that could cause your consultancy irreparable damage. | | | | agreement and what they are supposed to do to |
| In general the consulting process begins when the | | | | fulfill their duties to ensure the success of the |
| client first contacts the consultant via the telephone | | | | project. |
| or perhaps even by email or a postal letter. They | | | | At the end of the agreement should be a section |
| take the time to discuss the project in depth to | | | | that covers who has the right to terminate the |
| decide what path they want to go down, at this | | | | contract and whether or not any sub-contractors can |
| time none of these conversations are in any way a | | | | be used during the length of the contract. If you |
| legally binding contract between the parties. This | | | | have never had to create this type of contract |
| holds true no matter how much or how little of the | | | | before you can find a consulting agreement template |
| project has been discussed. In order to proceed any | | | | online that you can use as a basis for the one you |
| further, you need to have a legally binding contract in | | | | need to create. While it may not be perfect you can |
| place that covers what services you will provide, the | | | | make it your own with only a few simple |
| timeline you anticipate and what your consultancy | | | | modifications. |