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The Contract Analyzer helps surface obligations, renewal terms, payment triggers, risk transfers, and questions to resolve before you sign.
The Business Hub brings formation, contracts, compliance, licenses, intellectual property, and attorney support into a practical operating checklist.
Most contracts cost you money in three predictable places: auto-renewal terms, one-way indemnification, and governing-law clauses tucked into the back pages. None of them are sneaky. They get glossed over because a typical vendor agreement is 14 pages long and the cost of a clause that fires once a year does not feel real until the year has passed. Here is the 90-second triage that catches the three clauses most likely to turn a routine contract into a five-figure problem.
The five legal documents that prevent the most small-business problems: an operating agreement, a standard NDA, an independent contractor or employment agreement, a privacy policy + terms of service, and a buy-sell agreement.
Most U.S. business attorneys charge $200 to $500 per hour, with a 2026 national median of about $325. Routine flat-fee work runs $300 to $1,500; ongoing retainers $500 to $2,500 per month.
An LLC protects your personal assets from business debts and lawsuits; a sole proprietorship does not. For most small businesses, the LLC is the right call from day one.