Be smart: Business contracts and compliance

Many small businesses lack a clear understanding of their legal rights, obligations, and how to protect themselves through proper contracts and compliance. This workshop addresses the challenge of legal risk exposure for small businesses.

Key content areas include:

1) Business structures – sole trader, partnership, company, and trust structures and their legal implications - check what structure the company is using;

2) Contracts – how to read, draft, and negotiate contracts; key clauses to include and red flags to avoid;

3) Payment terms – setting clear payment terms, invoicing best practices, and legal options for recovering unpaid debts;

4) Compliance – industryspecific regulatory obligations, consumer law, privacy obligations, and employment law basics;

5) Practical case studies drawn from consulting, finance, training, and service industries to reinforce learnings.

This workshop is aimed at small to medium businesses across all service industries. It is suitable for both new and established businesses who want to strengthen their legal foundations.

Lamco AU is a legal incorporated practice providing legal services to small and medium businesses across Australia. Our services include business law, contracts, compliance and legal advisory services. We help businesses understand their legal obligations, rights, and how to structure and protect their operations effectively.

Hollia Lam is the Principal Solicitor at Lamco, a legal incorporated practice based in Melbourne. She specialises in business law, contracts, compliance, advising small and medium enterprises across Australia. Hollia is passionate about empowering businesses with practical legal knowledge to help them operate confidently and compliantly.

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