Electronic signature for small businesses

Electronic signatures are as valid for business contracts as signatures signed in ink on paper. One of the biggest draws for electronic signatures, or e-signatures, is the convenience the service offers. It’s a less time consuming solution than printing and faxing contracts around. Documents can be signed instantly online and often on any device available.

The end-to-end service offered by e-signature providers will route the document to all those required to sign. Automatic reminders can be sent out to help people remember to sign, and you are notified once everyone has signed as soon as it’s done. Electronic signature platforms maintain the executed copy on a platform/dashboard so you always have them available, or they integrate with a File storage service such as Google Docs or Dropbox, so you always know where to find the executed contract (a common problem in businesses, that the contract once signed gets misplaced or can’t be found). There is typically also a PDF created of documents you can save and archive.

E-signatures are recognized for business contracts between two private parties, but it should be noted that not all situations allow you to sign electronically. Court documents, a last will and testament, adoption or divorce papers, and family law matters can not use electronic signatures. Other situations include repossession, foreclosure, eviction, and product recall notices. With that mind, consider implementing electronic signatures in your business. If you are thinking about dipping your toe into e-signatures for your business, there is no harm in looking at the idea of a free format and version of an e-signatire. There are a number of these after all on the open market and all of which can be put to good use in an easy manner from a commercial point of view when running a business.

As a whole, use this to good effect as a user to be able to to replace all your business’s paper forms and manual processes with mobile business apps. With such devices, you can manage end-to-end actions, have digital evidence of every electronic signature, document tracking, and documents can be signed from any device. It makes mobile business management a great deal easier and it means your business can be a great deal easier to overall control.