Contract risk before growth

Growth multiplies contract risk. More customers, suppliers, contractors, distributors and jurisdictions all mean more exposure — and many companies scale on outdated terms, inconsistent templates and informal practices that were never built for the size they have reached.

Where the exposure builds up

• Signed contracts. Don’t rely on proposals, emails or purchase orders to set the terms.
• Liability. Sensible caps and exclusions, aligned with your insurance.
• Scope. Define deliverables, assumptions, dependencies and change control.
• IP and confidentiality. Protect what the company creates and what it receives.
• Data and jurisdiction. Appropriate data-processing terms, governing law and dispute clauses.

A short checklist

• Create standard terms of business and customer templates.
• Use supplier and contractor templates that protect IP and confidentiality.
• Set an internal approval process for higher-risk contracts.
• Store signed contracts centrally.
• Review your top revenue and critical supplier contracts each year.

Common traps

• Accepting a customer’s purchase terms by conduct.
• No cap on liability.
• Unclear scope of services.
• Using foreign templates for a UK business without review.

We help growing companies put a practical contract framework in place before scale turns small risks into major exposure.