Small businesses frequently enter into contracts with customers for the sale of products or services, with vendors for the supply of goods and with employees. Contracts must contain seven key elements ...

One of the basic tenets of contract law is that the parties must come to a “meeting of the minds” in order to have a valid and enforceable contract. Valid contracts require an offer, acceptance, and ...

Although lots of contracts are filled with mind-bending legal gibberish, there's no reason why this has to be true. For most contracts, legalese is not essential or even helpful. On the contrary, the ...

A contract is an agreement between two parties that creates an obligation to perform (or not perform) a particular duty. A legally enforceable contract requires the following elements, all of which ...

It doesn't matter if it's typed or written by hand. Nor does it have to be any particular length. But for a business contract to be legally binding, it must contain six specific elements. As a ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Have you ever considered suing someone for not holding up their end of a bargain? Or were you the one being sued? Whether you’re in ...