Drafting a Simple Business Contract

Background

You are the business owner. You offer sitter services for elderly. Your client has 85 yr old healthy dad who needs a companion from 1-5 pm, 5 days a week for 3 months.You and one of your clients have reached an agreement to enter into a contract for theservice you provide.

You will be pretending; therefore, make up the names of client and your business and make up the terms.

You will draft a SIMPLE contract for this client detailing this agreement between your company and the client.

No legaleseyou are not an attorney!

Important

The contract must include all the legal elements and necessary terms to ensure it is a valid contract.

Note: Your client has legal capacity and the subject is legal.

You and only you are to draft and format the contract.

Do not use any samples or templates available on-line, in books or our textbook. Do not use any AI site or ask for assistance form family/friends or lawyers. If you need assistance, see me.

The Contract - SIMPLE CONTRACT

Based upon the business and service you picked in the lottery, you must include in the contract:

Name your company (make up a name)

One brief introduction paragraph explaining your company (2 points)

Name your client. Make up a client and his or her name. (2 points)

Date(s) when the service you are providing for this client occurs (2 points)

Any elements or terms to ensure the contract is valid (2 points)

When payment is due (2 points)

What if payment is late (2 points)

What if services are not provided on time (2 points)

What happens in case of a dispute between the parties or breach of contract (2 points)

DO NOT indicate that you will sue the client.

DO NOT use the term "breach" in the contract

Signatures lines (2 points)

Final contract should be 2 to 3 pages in length (typed)

Format - professional looking; serious; concise

Grading Rubric

As indicated in the syllabus, this project is worth 20 points. The rubric includes one points for each of the numbered items listed above and 2 points for overall appearance, format, spelling and grammar.