Starting a Business?

Build Solid Legal Foundations — Without Breaking the Bank
For small businesses that need to get the legal basics right,
even on a tight budget.

Affordable legal clarity for entrepreneurs who are just starting out — or need to clean things up.

It gives you the knowledge, structure, and tools to build strong legal foundations early, so your business can grow without unnecessary risk.

What you get

Five practical video modules (10–15 minutes each)

Designed to give you the equivalent of a consultation. You’ll understand:

• What contracts you actually need (and which you don’t)

• How to structure key business relationships properly

• How to avoid common legal traps that cost entrepreneurs dearly later on

A ready-to-use legal toolkit:

You get 12+ professionally drafted South African contract templates from Contracts4Biz, covering essential business relationships, plus accompanying workbooks that break each agreement down into plain language summaries and guide you through the key negotiation questions you should be asking before you sign.

Get your legal foundations in place for less than R3,000.

Start strong. Reduce risk. Grow with confidence.

When a Standard Agreement Is Exactly What You Need

Not every business needs a fully bespoke contract drafted from scratch. Often, what you really need is a solid, legally sound standard agreement, compliant with South African law, with one or two specific tweaks to suit your unique situation.

That’s exactly what Contracts4Biz was built for.

Contracts4Biz is an online contract shop, created by SchoemanLaw Inc and actively maintained by our legal team. That means:

• Agreements are reliable and up to date
• They reflect real commercial practice
• They’re designed to work in the real world, not just in theory

These are not generic internet templates.

Smart foundations save time and money

If you need changes, we simply tailor what already exists, which dramatically reduces turnaround time and cost.

Example:
You need a Shareholders’ Agreement:

1. Download the agreement from Contracts4Biz
2. Add one specific clause to address your unique situation
3. SchoemanLaw customises it for R1,250

Total cost:

Under R1,500

A similar agreement drafted from scratch would typically cost R10,000 or more.

Start with Contracts4Biz. Refine with SchoemanLaw.

Contracts4Biz Retainers

Our Contracts4Biz retainers combine smart legal technology with dedicated SchoemanLaw support. Depending on the retainer, you can use it for:

The result? Faster turnaround, lower costs, and practical legal certainty.