What Do I Need To Legally Protect My Coaching Business?

Imagine you’re running a bed and breakfast and one fine day when you enter the place you find out that two guests got involved in a fight and are both injured, now the real question is who’s liable for that? Are you liable in any way? Well, not if you made them sign a retreat agreement. This is just one example of why you should utilize a retreat agreement whenever you’re hosting a retreat of any type. What do you mean by retreat? Whenever you’re hosting any kind of event or renting out any kind of an asset basically you’re hosting a retreat. While hosting a retreat could have its classic meaning which would be to host a few guests while running a resort or a hotel or even a simple bed and breakfast. On the other hand, it could also mean renting out your car. Why are we telling you this? Because a retreat agreement works for all of you. Why do I need a retreat agreement? A retreat contract could be used for multiple purposes. Let us explain with real-life examples. Suppose you rented o...

  As we are in the thick of gifting season, it seems like a good time to reflect on what is, or more importantly, what is  NOT  a gift. The short answer: it’s not a gift if it costs you money. What do I mean? And what does this have to do with  Coaching  and  coaching agreements  or  contracts ?  Well, let me explain. You’ve done training and continuing education courses. Attended seminars and workshops. At some point, in any decent training or workshop, the topic of  client agreements or contracts  comes up. Maybe the subject is  retreat agreements  or 1:1  coaching agreements . Perhaps it is mentioned in passing or elaborated on.  But rarely does the workshop host or trainer tell you where to get an agreement, other than “ hire an attorney .” I get it – coaches of coaches aren’t lawyers and likely want to safely shy away from seeming to give  legal advice . It’s a sensible approach. Point out that it’s an ...