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[ozarknight]

aapromotions said:

I noticed you're in CA. Just what makes you think a simple "I'll do business with you for a (insert number of years) years" is even something you will be able to enforce after they decide to use you for three months and quit. Ain't gonna happen in the state of CA.

Or anywhere else for that matter. We have to earn their business on every order, every day. Just as our suppliers have to earn our business.

[Cyncor]

I usually turn the table on clients like this and tell them that WE do not sign contracts of this nature. I put it in a paragraph........................... It shocks them!

[ideaguy]

Joseph, you don't indicate what service or product or whatever you propose on doing here. I don't see how we can help you without being more specific...IDEAGUY

zippy said:

Greetings


Can someone email me a contract that is used for customers
to lock them in for a year or 5 years. I just want to see wjat
that form looks like. Or a source where I can find more information
on these forms.

Sincerely,

Joseph Taylor

:rolleyes:

[webbmarent]

You can't lock a customer for a year or 5. This business is too competitive. How will you ever know they're giving the order to someone else? I've never needed one of those contract and don't know anyone who has.
What i have is a retainer agreement to work with a company and do all their promotional stuff. . but thats confidential and I can share that one.

[epicemb]

Joseph - Just remember that even the best contract is next to worthless unless you have the resolve and the funds to go to court and enforce it. If you are going to go this route do not skimp - hire a lawyer and get it done right - some boilerplate agreement that you find on the web will not cover your specifics or the laws in your state. If it were me I'd just go with a handshake with your customer - it costs far less and you can take the moral highroad.

Why are you looking to lock this potential customer in so long - is it because there are start-up or set-up costs on your end that you are looking to cover - if so perhaps there would be a better way to deal with them - some way for you to bill the customer for the total, but them credit them back either over time or by $'s or units purchased - or perhaps it could be done with a blanket PO.

zippy said:

Greetings


Can someone email me a contract that is used for customers
to lock them in for a year or 5 years. I just want to see wjat
that form looks like. Or a source where I can find more information
on these forms.

Sincerely,

Joseph Taylor

:rolleyes:

[pluspromo2]

Hi Joseph,
Sometimes some governmental -- from local on up, colleges, and universities, and public organizations will put out a bid contract for one or two years for certain products. Some of these contracts can be viewed by the public sector. You can get ideas from those. SBA and SCORE may be some resources (especially SCORE). There may be a WSEP there and even though this is Women's Self Employment Project, I've known men to become a part of it. However, I'm not sure about how much help in writing a contract they would give. In LA, there used to be an organization by the name of Pacific Coast Regional that offered small businesses assistance. You probably wouldn't want to contract for all a company's product needs but for a certain product and amount over a certain period of time like two years at the most, I guess.

[ideaguy]

It looks like Joseph is a no-show. He posted a question and has not come back to participate:o ...IDEAGUY.