The Law Behind the Hustle: CONTRACTS—Because “I Go Pay You” Is Not a Strategy

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Let’s talk.
She needed 50 packs of food for her office event.
You agreed on the price. No deposit, but she said “ I go pay you right after delivery.”

You got to work, bought ingredients, cooked through the night, delivered on time.
Everyone loved it. She said, “Thank you so much, sis. God bless you.”

That was three weeks ago. Now? She’s not picking your calls.
No money.  Just silence.
And when you follow up, her response is simple:
“But we didn’t sign anything.” Now, you’re left with debt and disappointment.
You start to wonder, “was that even a contract?”

That is  the question so many small business owners ask when things go wrong.Because somewhere along the line, we’ve been made to believe that contracts are for “big people” like the companies, the boardrooms, etc.

But that’s not true.
A contract can be written. It can be verbal. It can even be implied. It’s not about size. It’s about clarity. It’s about protecting the work you’ve poured your time, money and energy into.

Next week, we will step into the world of CONTRACTS.
It is not the stiff, complicated kind written in legal language nobody understands. We are talking about real-world contracts, the kind that protect the tailor, the caterer, the photographer, the designer, the decorator, the cleaner, the content creator, I mean YOU!

If you’ve ever lost money because someone didn’t pay what they promised, or if you’ve ever had to stay quiet because “we didn’t sign anything”… you cannot afford to miss this.

Your business deserves legal muscle.
 


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