Smile + Waive: Waivers of Liability to protect your Heart-Leading Business

As a heart-leading entrepreneur and all-star provider of products + services, you’ll want to cover all your bases so that you can focus all of your energy on what you do best. Whether you’re hosting hot flow yoga or are the go-to massage professional  in your community, you’ll need a waiver of liability before working with your clients. The following is a 4-step guide to a locked and loaded waiver of liability for your heart-leading business: 

1. Clearly define the activity you and your client will participate in: what is your role in this activity and what does the activity entail? 
2. Communicate the risks: be open and honest in your communication including what can go wrong in the course of the activity.
3. Client makes a choice: does the client understand the risks involved and voluntarily agree to engage in the activity? 
4. Client signature: have the client sign the waiver to waive future claims and release you from liability.

The key is to be open, honest, and clear. A waiver will not apply to protect your business if that waiver contains ambiguous terms. This is why it is so important that you understand your business and just what parts of your business your waiver of liability covers. You’ll also want to pair your waiver of liability with professional liability insurance - a match made in legal heaven. The amount and type of insurance you purchase could cover anything over + above the contents of your waiver of liability.

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