On Saturday, March 29th, we hosted our first NYC Let's Do Brunch! Meetup of 2014 at Suite 36 (16 W. 36th Street).
Our Business Girl Topic of the Day was "3-2-1 Contract: The Importance of Having Agreements in Writing". As an entrepreneur, how important are contracts to your business?
Here are few quick tips:
1. All parties involved should come up with an agreement that is beneficial to everyone.
2. Require a deposit/Make sure you pay the required deposit for work to get started. This could be a 40-50% deposit due up front, with remaining balance due upon completion. Payment schedule will vary depending on the length of the project.
3. Shop around to find people that meet your budget or save up to hire the person you want.
4. If you can't meet your obligation, don't go dark. Communicate, apologize, promise to make it up, and set a new reasonable deadline.
5. Set up a cancellation fee in case you need to get out of the contract and include other protective clauses for deadlines, delays, etc.
Thank you to everyone who braved the rainy weather to make it out.
Ernestine Johnson - CEO, Syncrani LLC
Syncrani.com
Velvet Lattimore - Owner, Vedazzling Accessories
145 Front Street, DUMBO Brooklyn
www.vedazzlingaccessories.com
Kenya Murray - Owner, Like A Celebrity Concierge + Lifestyle Management
www.likeacelebnyc.com
LaVelle Cook - CEO/Writer, Dew Season (Publishing)
www.indewtime.com - Coming Soon
Marian Andoh - co-Owner, J & M Event Design
www.jmyourevent.com
Jessica Sawyer - co-Owner, J & M Event Design
www.jmyourevent.com
Tanya Brown - Owner, Lauren St. Julian (Jewelry)
www.laurenstjulian.com
Gwen Green - Owner, Ms. BoDangles Hat Design
Toosdhi Perry - Independent Medicare Advantage Agent
Christina Barker - Engineer
Jamie Gracia - Aspiring Entrepreneur
Nzinga Basir - Program Manager
Marsha Perry - Educator
Deborah Clark -Writer & Reviewer for Goldstar.com
Novagrami George - Research Coordinator
Details for our next meetups will be announced soon!
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