If you own a business or perform services for someone, you expect to be paid, unless previous arrangements have been made for the donation of your time and materials. In order for your business to continue in a profitable manner, you have to rely on customers to pay their bills on time. However, in many cases, this simply doesn’t happen. When you first start any type of job for a client, you should have a simple contract, which states the cost of materials and labor, and a payment schedule for the job. But, what if the customer decides they are not going to honor that contract and simply don’t give you any money. Even if you do not have formal contract (which is never a good idea), you still have a remedy for payment.
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