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Business & contracts agreement templates to sign online

NDAs, letters of intent, partnership and consulting agreements — the paperwork behind every business relationship. 95 ready-made agreements — fill in the blanks and send them for signature from VergeHR.

Acknowledgement of debt Get a customer to confirm in writing exactly what it owes you and when it will pay — without writing anything off. Signed by debtor & creditor Advisor agreement Bring on a startup or small-business advisor with clear expectations: what they help with, how much time, what they get, and how either side can end it. Signed by company & advisor Artwork loan agreement Lend paintings, prints or sculpture to a gallery, office or exhibition with values, insurance, care and credit agreed in writing — signed online. Signed by lender & borrower Asset purchase agreement Sell or buy the assets of a small business — equipment, stock, goodwill, domain names — with the price, handover and seller's promises in writing. Signed by seller & buyer Assignment of contract Transfer your place in a contract to a new party — with the other original party's consent and a clear split of responsibility before and after the transfer date. Signed by assignor & assignee & other party Band agreement Settle who gets what — gig money, songwriting credit, the gear and the band name — before it becomes an argument. All four members sign online. Signed by first member & second member & third member & fourth member Barter agreement Swapping a website for a photo shoot, or furniture for repairs? Write down what each side provides, what it's worth, when it's due and what happens if one side isn't delivered. Signed by first party & second party Beta test agreement Invite testers to try your pre-release product — with confidentiality, feedback rights, data use, any reward and no-warranty terms agreed up front. Signed by company & tester Board meeting minutes Turn your notes into a proper record of the board meeting, signed by the chair and secretary as a correct record. Signed by chair of the meeting & secretary Board member agreement Welcome a new director or trustee with clear expectations on both sides: meetings, duties, conflicts, confidentiality, pay and how the role ends. Signed by organisation & board member Board resolution Record a board decision (a contract, a bank account, an officer appointment or any other corporate action) and have the directors sign it online. Signed by first director & second director & third director Book publishing agreement A clear contract between an independent publisher and an author — rights, advance, royalties, deadlines and when the rights come back — signed online. Signed by publisher & author Broker-carrier agreement Set up a new carrier with your brokerage — rate confirmations, payment terms, insurance minimums, cargo claims and no back-solicitation — signed online. Signed by broker & carrier Buy-sell agreement Decide now what happens to an owner's stake if they die, become disabled, retire or leave — before anyone has to. Signed by company & first owner & second owner Cease and desist letter Ask someone, firmly and in writing, to stop copying your work, using your brand, making false statements about you or breaking an agreement. Signed by sender Certificate of data destruction Confirm in writing that confidential information or personal data has been returned or securely destroyed when a project, contract or NDA ends. Signed by certifying party & disclosing party Certificate of incumbency Show a bank, lender or registry who your directors, officers and authorised signatories are, certified by an officer of the company. Signed by certifying officer & confirming officer Co-founder agreement Agree the hard things while everyone still gets along: who does what, who owns what, how you decide, and what happens if someone leaves. Signed by first founder & second founder & third founder Consent to act as director Get a new director's written consent, eligibility confirmation and register details before you file the appointment. Signed by incoming director & company Consulting agreement Engage a consultant or adviser on clear terms — scope, fees, expenses, who owns the work and how to end it — signed online by both sides. Signed by client & consultant Contract amendment Change the price, term, scope or any clause of an existing contract, and keep everything else exactly as it was. Signed by first party & second party Contract termination notice Give formal written notice that you're ending a contract — on notice, at the end of its term, or for breach — with the end date and wind-down steps. Signed by sender & recipient Contributor license agreement Get the rights your software project needs to use and distribute contributors' code, while each contributor keeps the copyright in their work. Signed by contributor & project owner Data processing agreement Put the rules in writing when a vendor handles personal data for your business: what it may do with the data, how it protects it, and what happens after a breach. Signed by business & service provider Data sharing agreement Two organisations agree what data they share, what it may be used for, how it is protected and when it is deleted, before the first file changes hands. Signed by first organisation & second organisation Debt settlement agreement Settle an outstanding debt for a reduced amount or on new terms — with what happens if a payment is missed and a release once it's paid. Signed by creditor & debtor Director indemnification agreement Give directors and officers the reassurance that the company will stand behind them when they are sued for doing their job. Signed by company & director or officer Director resignation letter Step down from a board cleanly, with a clear effective date, the offices you are leaving and a signed acknowledgement from the company. Signed by resigning director & company Dispute settlement agreement Resolve a business dispute in writing — any payment, what each side will do, ending any case, confidentiality and a mutual release of claims. Signed by first party & second party Distribution agreement Appoint a distributor to buy your products and resell them in a territory — with exclusivity, prices, targets and exit terms agreed up front. Signed by supplier & distributor Domain name transfer agreement Sell or buy a domain name with the price, payment method, transfer steps and the seller's promises agreed in writing before anything moves. Signed by seller & buyer Donation pledge agreement Put a donor's pledge in writing — how much, when it's paid, what it's for and how they'll be thanked — and sign it online with the donor. Signed by donor & organisation Dropshipping agreement Your store sells, your supplier ships — agree prices, stock updates, dispatch times, blind shipping and returns before the first order. Signed by supplier & retailer Escrow agreement Have a neutral third party hold the money until the conditions are met, so neither side has to trust the other with it. Signed by depositor (buyer) & beneficiary (seller) & escrow agent Event vendor agreement Book stall holders, food trucks and exhibitors for your market, fair or festival with fees, times, permits and rules agreed — signed online by each vendor. Signed by organiser & vendor Fiscal sponsorship agreement A nonprofit sponsors a charitable project — as its own programme or by making grants to it — with the fee, donations, spending and exit terms in writing. Signed by sponsor organisation & project leader Force majeure notice When a flood, fire, outage or other event outside your control stops you performing a contract, give clear written notice quickly. Signed by sender & recipient Grant agreement Award a grant to a nonprofit, charity or community project with the amount, permitted use, reports and repayment terms agreed and signed online. Signed by funder & grantee Hotel room block agreement Reserve a block of rooms for your event's guests — the rooms, the group rate, the cut-off date and what happens if they don't all fill. Signed by hotel & organiser Influencer agreement Hire a creator for sponsored content — posts and deadlines, draft approval, clear #ad disclosure, fees, how you can reuse the content, and exclusivity. Signed by brand & influencer IP assignment agreement Transfer ownership of a logo, code, design, content or other intellectual property for a stated payment, in writing and signed by both sides. Signed by assignor & assignee IP license agreement License your patents, designs, content or know-how to another business — on clear terms for scope, exclusivity, royalties and reporting. Signed by licensor & licensee Joint check agreement Make sure a material supplier gets paid on a construction job: the payer issues checks to the subcontractor and supplier jointly. All three sign online. Signed by payer & subcontractor & supplier Joint marketing agreement Run a co-marketing campaign with another business — who does what, how costs are shared, who gets the leads, brand use and approvals. Signed by first company & second company Joint venture agreement Two businesses, one project: agree who contributes what, who decides, how profits and costs are split, and how it all ends — before you start. Signed by first party & second party Letter of intent Put the key terms of a proposed purchase, investment or partnership on paper before the lawyers draft the final contracts. Signed by proposer & other party LLC operating agreement Set the rules for your two-member limited liability company, instead of relying on the default rules of state law. Signed by first member & second member Manufacturing agreement Have your products made to your specification — with samples, tooling, quality checks and your designs protected in writing. Signed by client & manufacturer Master services agreement Agree the legal and commercial ground rules with a client once, so every new project only needs a short statement of work. Signed by client & provider Mediation agreement The parties to a dispute and their mediator agree the ground rules: voluntary, confidential, the mediator's role, fees and how a settlement becomes binding. Signed by first party & second party & mediator Medical billing services agreement Outsource claims and billing with the services, fees, reporting and patient-data safeguards spelled out — signed online by the practice and billing company. Signed by practice & billing company Memorandum of understanding Two organisations write down what they plan to do together before committing to a contract — filled in and signed online. Signed by first organisation & second organisation Mutual non-disclosure agreement Both sides share confidential information and both promise to keep it private — filled in and signed online in minutes. Signed by first party & second party Mutual termination agreement End a contract early by agreement — the termination date, final payment, handover, which terms survive, and an optional mutual release. Signed by first party & second party New partner admission agreement Bring a new partner into your partnership with capital, profit share and responsibilities agreed and signed by everyone. Signed by first existing partner & second existing partner & new partner Non-circumvention agreement Introduce your suppliers, buyers and contacts without being cut out of the deal: both sides agree not to go around each other. Signed by first party & second party Non-compete agreement Protect the goodwill you are buying or building: a seller, partner or key person agrees not to run a competing business in a defined area for a set time. Signed by company & restricted party Non-disparagement agreement Close a deal, dispute or partnership cleanly: both sides agree not to criticise each other publicly, and to say only what was agreed. Signed by first party & second party Non-solicitation agreement Protect your customer and staff relationships when someone leaves — without stopping them from working in your industry. Signed by company & restricted party Notice of breach Formally tell the other party they've breached the contract — what went wrong, what they must do to fix it, by when, and what happens if they don't. Signed by sender & recipient Notice of dispute Raise a contract dispute formally and constructively, and start the escalation steps your contract requires. Signed by sender & recipient One-way non-disclosure agreement You share confidential information, the other side promises to keep it private — filled in and signed online in minutes. Signed by discloser & recipient Partner buyout agreement One partner leaves, the other carries on the business — the price, how it is paid, who takes the debts and a clean release, signed online. Signed by buying partner & departing partner Partnership agreement Set up a two-partner business on clear terms — who puts in what, how profits are shared, who decides, and what happens if one of you leaves. Signed by first partner & second partner Partnership dissolution agreement End a business partnership cleanly — who keeps the business, who takes which assets and debts, final accounts, client notice and a mutual release. Signed by first partner & second partner Payment demand letter Formally ask a customer to pay an overdue invoice by a set date — clear, professional and signed, before you take further steps to recover it. Signed by sender Personal guarantee A business owner personally backs their company's payments — with a clear limit, a fair demand process and a defined way to end it. Signed by guarantor & creditor Pilot agreement Run a limited pilot or proof of concept with a business customer — scope, success criteria, fees, data and the path to a full contract, agreed in one document. Signed by vendor & customer Price change notice Tell a business customer about new prices clearly and professionally, and get a signed acceptance or acknowledgement back. Signed by supplier & customer Recruitment agency agreement Agree your placement fee, guarantee and candidate ownership with an employer before you send a single CV — signed online. Signed by client & recruiter Referral agreement Reward partners and finders for introducing new clients — with clear rules on which referrals count, how much is paid, and when. Signed by company & referrer Reseller agreement Authorise a partner to resell your software, subscriptions or products — with the discount, support split and brand rules in writing. Signed by company & reseller Revenue sharing agreement Agree who collects the money, what counts as revenue, each side's percentage and when it is paid — then both sides sign online. Signed by first party & second party Right of first refusal agreement Give someone the right to match any genuine offer before you sell — with clear notice, decision and completion deadlines. Signed by owner & rights holder Sales representative agreement Appoint an independent sales rep for commission — with the territory, rates, payment timing and post-termination commission spelled out. Signed by company & sales representative Share purchase agreement Sell or buy existing shares in a private company with the price, completion and basic promises set out in one signed document. Signed by seller & buyer Share subscription agreement Bring in an investor for new shares, with the price, payment, issue and each side's promises written down and signed online. Signed by company & investor Shareholder loan agreement Lend money to your own company on clear terms, so it is recorded as a loan, not a gift or extra capital. Signed by company (borrower) & lender Shareholder proxy form Can't make the shareholders' meeting? Appoint a proxy to vote your shares, with or without instructions on each resolution. Signed by shareholder & proxy Shareholder resolution Put a shareholders' decision in writing (a new constitution, a director appointment, a share issue) and collect the signatures online. Signed by first shareholder & second shareholder & third shareholder Shareholders' agreement Agree how your company is run and what happens to shares before there is a disagreement — signed by the company and three shareholders. Signed by company & first shareholder & second shareholder & third shareholder Software license agreement License your installed or on-premise software to a business customer, with the seats, fees, support and warranty spelled out, and signed online. Signed by licensor & licensee Sponsorship agreement A sponsor funds your event, team or organisation in return for branding and benefits — the fee, what they get, logo use, exclusivity and cancellation. Signed by sponsor & organisation Staffing agency agreement Supply temporary workers to a client on clear terms — bill rates, timesheets, who supervises, who insures, and the fee if the client hires a temp — signed online. Signed by client & agency Subcontractor agreement Engage a subcontractor for part of a project — scope, dates, price and payment, changes, insurance, safety and defects — signed online. Signed by contractor & subcontractor Supplier code of conduct acknowledgement Get each supplier's signed commitment to your code of conduct — labour and human rights, safety, anti-bribery, data and the environment — with audits and a way to fix problems. Signed by company & supplier Supplier quality agreement Agree how a supplier builds quality in — approvals, change notices, containment, corrective actions, traceability and audits — in one signed document. Signed by buyer & supplier Supply agreement Put an ongoing supply relationship on one set of terms — forecasts, orders, prices, delivery, quality and what happens if supply stops. Signed by buyer & supplier Talent agreement Book talent for a photo or video shoot with the fee, usage rights and cancellation terms agreed up front — signed online before the call time. Signed by producer & talent Teaming agreement Two companies bid for one contract together — who leads the bid, what the partner provides, and the work the partner gets if you win. Signed by prime contractor & teaming partner Trademark license agreement Let another business put your brand name or logo on its products — with the quality control, approvals and royalties that protect the brand. Signed by licensor & licensee Transition services agreement After you sell or buy a small business, put the seller's handover help in writing — what they will do, for how long, and what it costs. Signed by seller & buyer Waiver of contract rights Let the other side off a specific obligation, once or for a while, without changing the contract or giving up anything else. Signed by waiving party & other party Warehousing agreement Agree how your goods are received, stored, picked and shipped — and who pays when stock goes missing — with your warehouse or 3PL, signed online. Signed by customer & warehouse White label agreement Let a partner sell your software, product or service under its own brand — with pricing, support, customer ownership and the exit plan agreed. Signed by provider & partner

How VergeHR eSignature Templates Work

  1. Pick a template and fill in the blanks — names, dates, amounts, the governing law. Nothing to design, nothing to place.
  2. Name who signs. VergeHR builds the agreement as a PDF with every signature, date and initials box already on the right line.
  3. Send it. Everyone signs from their browser, in order if you like. The signed PDF, with an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion, is filed in Files and emailed to everyone.

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