Building Bulletproof Contracts

It’s very easy to make a contract: one can be made through a conversation, over an email chain or simply through your actions. Such contracts are just as binding as a written agreement - but a lot less clear. They often miss out important terms leading to unwelcome surprises or disputes. Without your customers, your business is nothing, so take the trouble to put it all in writing to give yourself some protection.

Every business should have its own, tailor-made standard contracts for customers which reflect the way it does business. As well as key issues such as product/service standards, price, payment terms and delivery, the contract should also cover off risks such as the consequences of failure to pay on time, mechanisms for dealing with change – and pricing it, IP protections and limits to financial exposure should things go wrong. These standard contracts can then be easily re-used and adapted for different circumstances.

Learn how to create yours and secure your business’s future.

About the Facilitator

Rashida Abdulai is a multiple award-winning Lawyer and CEO of the online legal platform, Strand Sahara. She started her career at the global law firm Hogan Lovells, where she worked for a decade representing some of the world’s largest corporations.

Moved by a desire to use her expertise to support African-owned businesses, in 2018 Rashida left the corporate world and founded Strand Sahara, with the mission to empower entrepreneurs in the UK and across Africa with the legal support they need to build the global brand of tomorrow.

Rashida has years of experience in advising business owners on all legal aspects of their businesses and recognises the importance of making legal advice available to all. She is perfectly positioned to support entrepreneurs as they navigate the world of business.