Running a small business and contracts are genuinely one of my biggest headaches. I've tried a few things but nothing has really stuck as a go-to.Are you using anything you actually like? DocuSign? A lawyer on retainer? apps? Or just Word docs and vibes?Would love to hear what's actually working for people day to day?
How much do you think a local attorney would charge to review a simple loan agreement in order to decide whether I should put a lien on the property? (Nashville)
For small business owners and operators:
How do you keep track of obligations that are buried inside signed documents or have non-symmetric due dates?
I’m talking about things like:
- lease renewal dates
- vendor contract renewal windows
- cancellation notice periods
- client deliverables
- payment milestones
- insurance or compliance requirements
- reporting deadlines
- who on the team owns each follow-up
In bigger companies, this might live with legal ops, procurement, or finance.
But in a small business, it often seems to land with the owner, office manager, bookkeeper, COO, or whoever remembers to put it on a calendar.
How are you tracking this today?
Spreadsheet?
Google Calendar?
QuickBooks notes?
Task manager?
CRM?
Shared drive?
A folder full of PDFs?
Something else?
And where does the process usually break down?
Is it finding the obligation in the first place, remembering the deadline, assigning someone to own it, or following up before it becomes urgent?
Building a tool to help NZ businesses stop missing contract renewals - happy to give free access to anyone who wants to test it.