The ultimate business law library at your fingertips

Think of Agreement Builder as your business law toolkit. Within the Handbook of Business Contracts we've even provided a mini-course in business law to give you a strong grasp of the basic principles involved. Also, included are sections on "alternative dispute resolution" by using arbitration and mediation vs. litigation.

These business contracts have been torture-tested here first

We just don't believe that stationery store business contracts typed into a computer will really protect your business and build good relationships. They won't! In addition to our story above, we've paid our attorneys, and used these contracts ourselves, learned from the deals made, and then refined them further to make sure that we do even better the next time. Agreement Builder has been evolving for as long as JIAN has. Your business shouldn't be the torture testing ground for dumb things that can cost a fortune. Instead, you can benefit from our effort, experience, and investment.

JIAN's Agreement Builder stands out from the rest of the pack...
It has document templates for a wide range of business needs, including all the forms you'd want to operate a company on a day-to-day basis... use it as a short-form device to hammer out terms of an agreement before you turn them over to your attorney.
~ Jeffrey J. Fahs, Home Office Computing, Wired by Law

Don't let legalese get in the way of a good deal

Another thing I discovered along the way... Many contracts are written with almost complete disregard for the potential emotional impact of the wording. You are doing business with people driven by the realities of nature — human nature. I can remember working in sales for a large company and either losing a sale or waiting to complete a sale because my customer needed their legal department to review and approve our sales contract. (Years later, I borrowed $750,000 from Citibank and their Promissory Note was written in plain English! Here's one success model I wanted to follow.)

A business contract in plain-English is better for everyone

All of the sample contracts in Agreement Builder are complete, understandable, and appealing to the feelings as well as the logic of the people involved with your deals. However,we've removed most of the legal gibberish so that you and your customers, suppliers, reps, employees and others can easily understand these agreements and do business with you. These are the things we've fixed in Agreement Builder — Everything is smooth, understandable, and appealing to the emotions of the people involved with your deal.

These contracts and agreements are written not only from a "US law compliance point of view" as from a "Globally conscious and common sense for human beings" point of view. That's what makes them so good... They are in plain-English and cover what they need to cover to protect each party.
~ Burke Franklin, Founder & CEO, JIAN

Like having a smart lawyer sitting beside you

Attorneys' comments and notations throughout each sample contract assure that you understand each section and explain what to do and why. The comments can even be left in to help clarify specific points during negotiations. We used Microsoft Word's 'Hidden Text' feature to prevent them from printing, plus you can turn them off/on with a click of an icon.

Remember to protect your investors and potential acquirers!

This is also easy to overlook. Remember, your business is a product too! In the future, you may want to sell it. The business relationships you are establishing now can add considerable value to your business. Investors and acquirers will want to review everything to be certain that their risks are minimized and that your deals (the deals they will acquire) are well documented and assignable to them. Considering their interests now in all of your agreements can save you a small fortune in future "due-diligence" and/or renegotiations with partners. As much as possible, we've already built these clauses into every sample agreement for you.

60-Day Get-the-Job-Done Money-Back Guarantee

Agreement Builder takes the headache out of your business deals, and saves you money, too. If it doesn't or you don't feel you got your money's worth, for any reason, we will give you your money back. JIAN is here to help you succeed and make our world a better place for business.

Establish clear terms, make friends and stay in business. Now you have the tools.

165+ sample contracts establish clear terms, keep friends and keep you in business

Here are all of the sample business contracts included with Agreement Builder. To preview each sample contract on-screen to make sure you are getting exactly what you want, just click on any title and it will open with Adobe Acrobat Reader. (As these are demos for verification only, copying and printing is locked-out. The NDA~General you may download and use.) We recommend that you scan the entire list since we may have named an agreement differently than you may expect. (Not seeing what you want? Please click here to tell us.)

After you purchase and download the Agreement Builder sample business contract collection, you will be able to editing, format and print as you like.

Remember, any one of these sample legal agreements can easily be worth 1,000X your investment:
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Corporate

•  Action by Incorporator
•  Articles of Incorporation
•  Business Assets Transfer
•  Buy-Sell Agreement
•  Corporate Bylaws
•  Directors Consent ~ 1st Meeting
•  Directors Consent ~ to Action Taken
•  Letter of Intent ~ Binding
  
•  Letter of Intent ~ Customer Purchase
  
•  Letter of Intent ~ Negotiate
  
•  Letter of Intent ~ Non-Binding
  
•  Letter of Intent ~ Purchase Business
  
•  Letter of Intent ~ Sell Business Assets
•  Shareholder Buy-Sell
  
•  Shareholder Consent
  
•  Shareholder Proxy
•  Stock Redemption / Buy-Back
  

Consultants / Business Advisors

•  Finder’s Fee ~ Investors
•  Finder's Fee ~ Sale of Business
•  Legal Representation ~ Contingency
•  Legal Representation ~ Fee
•  Power of Attorney
•  Power of Attorney ~ Revocation
•  Professional-Services
•  Referral Acknowledgment
•  Retainer ~ Fee
•  Sub-Contractor

Product Development / R & D

•  Confidentiality
  
•  Confidentiality ~ 1 page
•  Joint Development
•  Manufacturing ~ Exclusive
•  Non-Disclosure ~ Product Submission
•  Non-Disclosure ~ Simple
•  Work for Hire

Finance & Accounting

•  Assignment ~ Accounts Receivable
•  Debt Assignment
•  Credit Purchase
•  Notice of Intent to Repossess
  
•  Notice of Past Due Invoice-1st
  
•  Notice of Past Due Invoice-2nd
  
•  Notice of Past Due Invoice-Final
•  Promissory Note
  
•  Promissory Note + Stock Conversion

Human Resources / Management

•  Assignment of Pre-Employment Works
  
•  Background Research Release ~ Comprehensive
  
•  Background Research Release ~ Simplified
•  Employee Invention Assignment
  
•  Employee Non-Compete
  
•  Employee Non-Disclosure
  
•  Employee Stock Bonus
  
•  Employment ~ Employee
  
•  Employment ~ Executive
  
•  Employment Continuation
  
•  Employment Termination
•  Independent Contractor
•  Non-Disclosure ~ Employee
•  Severance

Intellectual Property

•  Copyright Assignment
•  Idea / Invention Submission
•  IP Acquisition
  
•  IP Purchase Letter
•  Material Usage License
•  Patent Assignment
  
•  Patent License
  
•  Patent License Assignment
•  Product License for Sale and/or Manufacture
•  Non-Disclosure ~ Formal
  
•  Non-Disclosure ~ General
•  Non-Disclosure ~ Mutual
•  Technology Evaluation License
  
•  Trademark Assignment
  
•  Trademark License

Internet / Web

•  Affiliate Operating Agreement
•  Web Referral Agreement
  
•  Website Developer ~ Work For Hire
  
•  Website Development ~ Work For Hire
  
•  Website Reciprocal Link

Legal / Administration

•  Agreement Extension
•  Bailment
•  Cancel Order
•  Cancel Order ~ Buyer Breach
•  Cancel Order ~ Seller Breach
•  Collection Agent Appointment
•  Custom Software Development
•  Indemnity
•  General Partnership
  
•  Mutual Contract Termination
  
•  Mutual Release
•  Release ~ General
•  Notice of Rejection of Non-Conforming Goods
•  Partnership Dissolution
•  Security ~ Formal
•  Limited Partnership
  
•  Security ~ Simple
  
•  Settlement Agreement & Release
•  Small-Claims Court Worksheet

Limited Liability Company (LLC)

•  LLC Action by Consent
  
•  LLC Articles of Organization
  
•  LLC Certificate of Ownership Units
  
•  LLC Consent to Appointment as Registered Agent
  
•  LLC Operating Agreement
•  Partnership Assets & LLC Buyout

Personal

•  Divorce Property Settlement
•  Prenuptial ~ Formal
  
•  Prenuptial ~ Simple
•  Personal Injury Release
  
•  Personal Loan Guarantee ~ Formal
  
•  Personal Loan Guarantee ~ Short
•  Represent Buyer
  
•  Represent Seller

Real Estate

•  Commercial Lease
  
•  Commercial Sublease
•  Lease Assignment ~ Lessee
  
•  Lease Assignment ~ Lessor
  
•  Lease Guarantee
  
•  Lease Modification
•  Residential Lease
  
•  Residential Sublease
•  Sublease Guarantee

Sales & Marketing

•  Advertising Co-op
•  Beta Test Agreement
•  Bill of Sale
•  Consignment Sale
•  Consulting ~ Marketing Services
•  Consulting Services
  
•  Contract Assignment
  
•  Dealer Resale Agreement
  
•  Distribution Agreement ~ Exclusive
•  Distribution Agreement ~ Non-Exclusive
•  Equipment Lease
•  Equipment Purchase
•  Extended Service
•  Extended Use License
•  Hardware / Equipment Extended Maintenance
•  International Distribution
•  International License
•  Internet Joint-Marketing
•  Joint Marketing
•  Joint Venture
•  Mail List Exchange
•  Mail List Rental
•  Manufacturer’s Representative
•  Marketing Consulting
  
•  Marketing Partnership
•  National Account / Sales Manager
  
•  Non-Disclosure ~ Deal
•  OEM / Remarketing
  
•  Purchase
•  Retail Salesperson
  
•  Sales Rep ~ Commission Only
  
•  Sales Representative
  
•  Sales Representative ~ International
  
•  Service
•  Talent Model Release
•  Testimonial Consent & Release
•  Value Added Reseller (VAR)

Software Development

•  Custom Software License
•  Software Development ~ Work for Hire
•  Software End-User License
•  Software License
  
•  Software Maintenance Support
•  Software OEM Remarketing
•  Software Source-Code Escrow

For Windows Users:

• Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP/Vista
• Office 2000/2003/XP/2007
• IBM-compatible PCs with a Pentium® processor or better, 166MHz or faster
• 32MB RAM, 64MB or more recommended
• 24MB hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive, 4x or faster
• Mouse or compatible pointing device
• 24-bit/true-color display
• Compatible with most popular printers

Please be sure you have all of the latest Windows and Office Service Packs installed... this makes world of difference!

• Click your START button (on your desktop)
• Click "Windows Updates" (or visit www.microsoft.com -- look for 'downloads') -- Please follow the Microsoft instructions.

Also, you may need to disable Norton before installing BizPlanBuilder.

For Macintosh Users:

Word & Excel Templates Only — Edit, Format & Print

The Macintosh version is a collection of Word and Excel templates that contain the very same content as the PC/Windows program. Unlike the Windows-based program with its document assembly system, we have taken the content and formatted it directly into complete Word and Excel spreadsheet templates for you—beautifully formatted documents that you can easily edit and format to your liking using Word & Excel. Your download will include a folder containing the documents neatly organized within sub-folders, with an "About" page introducing the JIAN business tool you have chosen.

The financial models are in Excel workbooks—they behave the same as in the Windows-based system with the document assembly system. Click them open, then click along the tabs at the bottom to access each page... You'll see, it's very comprehensive, straight-forward and credible.

No Windows-like Application

Although the Windows "wizard" is not there, the financials calculate just the same way as the PC financials. The text is fully editable—we have already assembled the documents for you for editing in Word. We wanted to offer a version of BizPlanBuilder for Mac customers, but R&D on Apple products is astronomical and is not in our current budget based upon the percentage of customers we have that use the Mac platform. We hope to have a cross-platform product out within the next 6 months that is collaborative for all of our users. We will honor our 6 month free upgrade to you at the time that product becomes available... Please send us a copy of your email receipt (or just email us and we will look you up) when you see a newer version of the product on this site. Thank you for understanding.

Mac OS

Macintosh OS 9 or later, including OS/X & Jaguar / Cheetah / Tiger

Power PC® processor

• 32MB RAM, 64MB or more recommended
• 24MB hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive, 4x or faster
• Mouse or compatible pointing device
• 24-bit/true-color display
• Compatible with most popular printers

Mac Basic Financial Statements**:

• Mac MS Office 98 or later, OR
• Mac MS Excel 5.0/95 or later
• Mac Intermediate** & Comprehensive** Financial Models:
• Mac MS Office 2001 OR Mac MS Excel 2001 or newer

** Requires full Office installation, and may not offer full functionality in some system configurations.