Business Forms

Use this 6-page checklist to help you navigate the issues and get through the process of selling your business.

• Topics include:
  • assembling your team of advisors;
  • defining your needs;
  • preparing an opportunity plan and a marketing plan;
  • disclosure documentation;
  • following up with interested parties.
• If your business has a value in excess of $1 million, this checklist can help you through the selling process.
• Available in PDF format.
• Prepared by an Ontario corporate lawyer with years of experience and expertise in assisting owners in the sale of their businesses.

Use this free Checklist for Website Development Agreements to help ensure that you address all the issues that need to be taken into consideration when drafting the agreement.

• Key points include:
  • scope of work,
  • copyright and intellectual property rights,
  • proprietary software,
  • milestones and approval windows,
  • pricing and payment,
  • dispute resolution,
  • responsibilities of each of the parties to each other.
• This Checklist for Website Development Agreements is a free download and is provided in PDF format.

Are you planning to franchise your business? Find out if your business model meets the minimum requirements to be a franchisor.

This free checklist sets out the considerations you will need to take into account, including:

• the history of the business and experience of its principals,
• profitability of your business model,
• level of documentation, training and support you're able to provide franchisees.

The free Checklist of Franchisor Requirements was compiled by a franchise specialist.

Have a parent or guardian sign this Child Daycare Service Agreement before you accept their child(ren) into your daycare facility.

• This contract template can be used by home daycares and by larger facilities.
• The template sets out the fees, extra charges hours of daycare, provisions for overtime and additional care, holiday closures, vacation time, and provisions for closures and absences due to illness.
• The contract lists the items that the daycare and the parent will be responsible for.
• In addition to the main agreement template, this package includes:
  • Medical Information and Emergency Contact sheet,
  • Medical Authorization form,
  • Parental Consent form,
  • Authorization to Release Child to Alternate, which authorizes a person other than the parent to pick up the child from the daycare.
• This is a fully editable MS Word document. Buy, download, customize to fit your circumstances.

Prepare a Cooperation Agreement for provision of services through a website with this English-language template for companies doing business in China.

• The agreement is between two parties with respect to how certain services will be provided through a website owned by one party (Party A), using database software owned by the other party (Party B).
• Party A will provide the services to Party B's customers, and Party B will pay service fees to Party A.
• Party B will develop and maintain the website.
• Party B will retain the copyright for its software, and will own the rights to any new intellectual property developed under the agreement.

Appoint a distributor to represent your products within China under the terms of this Exclusive Product Distribution Agreement.

• The supplier will provide the distributor with sufficient products and with promotional materials, product information and technical training and support.
• The distributor is responsible for sales, after-sales service and technical support for customers within the territory.
• The distributor agrees not to act as a distributor for any competing product.
• The distributor must meet annual sales volume quotas. If the quotas are not met, the supplier has the right to terminate the agreement.
• This Chinese legal document is available in English language format. A Chinese translation may also be required for it to be legally enforceable.

Prepare a Manufacturing Agreement for Auto Parts with this customizable template for a manufacturer based in China.

• Supply of Parts. The manufacturer will supply the customer with parts for vehicle production as well as after-sale products. The manufacturer will not supply those same parts to third parties without the customer's prior written consent.
• Auditing. The customer reserves the right to audit the manufacturer's site, processes and quality control systems.
• After-Sale Parts. The manufacturer must provide enough after-sale parts to meet the customer's needs. After-sale components will be subject to a product quality guarantee.
• Non-Disclosure. Each party agrees to keep the other party's technology and intellectual property confidential, and not disclose any such information to third parties without the other party's written consent.
• Product Liability. The parties will work together to deal with any product liability claims. If one party is held to be liable, that party will hold the other party harmless against all costs and damages.

Acquire the expertise and know-how needed to set up a manufacturing and distribution facility in China under this Technical Collaboration Agreement.

• The contract is between three parties - a buyer (the company that wants to distribute products in China), a Chinese manufacturing firm, and a supplier who will supply components and license its technology to the buyer.
• The supplier grants the buyer the right to have the manufacturer manufacture, sell and distribute the products in conjunction with the supplier's know-how and intellectual property rights pertaining to the products and the manufacturing processes.
• The supplier will provide the necessary know-how, specifications and data to assist the manufacturer in setting up the plant to produce the products. The supplier will send a technical advisor to train the onsite engineers.
• The buyer will pay a continuing royalty based on the net selling price of the products.
• The Agreement contains confidentiality and secrecy provisions to protect the supplier's intellectual property rights.
• The Agreement contains two separate governing law and dispute resolution clauses, depending on whether or not Chinese laws will govern the Agreement.
• This contract is intended to be used in conjunction with a Product Supply Agreement between the parties.

Do you provide website services to customers in mainland China? Write your customer contracts with this Technical Services Agreement template.

• The Agreement is between a company registered in China and a foreign company which will provide web development, design and maintenance, as well as ongoing programming, technical and consulting services.
• The web developer will be paid an annual service fee, with installment payments to be made quarterly.
• A minimum number of hours of technical services are to be provided each year.
• The customer is solely responsible and liable with respect to the content of the websites.
• The website developer will not disclose any of the customer's confidential information.
• The parties agree to arbitration of any disputes arising under the agreement.
• This is an English-language legal form. It may be required to be translated into Chinese in order to be enforceable.

The Technical Services Agreement is governed by the laws of the PRC. You can download the form immediately after purchase.

Prepare a Web Hosting Service Agreement for an internet hosting facility located in China with this English-language template form.

• The customer must provide proof that it has the required business license for its intended business purpose, and must make any required applications or filings required by the laws of the People's Republic of China.
• The customer's server and other equipment must meet all required technical standards and must not affect the safety of the public communications network.
• The hosting facility must ensure that the space provided has proper air conditioning, lighting, temperature regulation, anti-static floor panels.
• The hosting facility must provide an adequate power supply, server rack, a backup link and fiber optic maintenance exclusive line.
• The hosting facility will provide round-the-clock maintenance and equipment safety systems.
• The parties agree to settle disputes through friendly consultation, failing which the matter will be submitted to binding arbitration.