Streamline Disputes With Our Arbitration Programs for Small Businesses

Arbitration is a legal process in which a neutral third party reviews the facts of a dispute and makes a binding decision without going through a lengthy court case. It’s a smart solution for arbitrating contract disputes, especially for small business owners who want to resolve issues quickly and privately.

Courts recognize the arbitration process as a legal and alternative form of dispute resolution.  With the arbitration clause in your contracts, it binds both parties to use arbitration instead of the expensive and time-consuming court systems, which are already heavily burdened.  BCA will provide you with the arbitration clause to use in your contracts for free, and it is enforceable for any business in the state of California.

Our consumer arbitration program is available exclusively to BCA members as part of a suite of benefits designed to protect and strengthen your business. Our arbitration services can help you if you’re dealing with a non-paying client, a contract misunderstanding or another conflict. You can count on our team to professionally handle your case.

As a legal method of alternative dispute resolution, arbitration can solve challenges like:

• A customer lawsuit against a business.
• Non-payment of customer invoices.
• Disputes from vendor and project contracts.

When compared to litigation, arbitration can save you significant time and money. A typical court case can stretch for 12-18 months, or longer, and cost upward of tens of thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees. Most BCA arbitration cases are settled within 30 days at a fraction of that cost.

Arbitration also protects your privacy. Court proceedings are public record, but disputes handled through our program remain confidential. This is especially valuable for small businesses that rely on trust and referrals.

Finally, arbitration can help preserve working relationships. By resolving issues privately and professionally with a neutral third party, you can also reduce the risk of public fallout and can often salvage ongoing partnerships.

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The best time to prepare for disputes is before they happen. That’s why we provide enforceable arbitration clauses you can insert into your contracts. These clauses give you the right to demand arbitration if a customer refuses to pay or if a disagreement arises.

BCA’s arbitration services for small businesses are available exclusively to California companies, and our team has extensive experience working with businesses across many local industries. We’ll ensure you’re ready if you ever need arbitration.

As a contractor in California, you maintain a license in good standing with the California State Licensing Board (CSLB). While the CSLB offers arbitration services for its registrants, public disclosure is possible. Repeated arbitration cases in a short period can also adversely impact your license standing. Under BCA's arbitration program, your business information remains private and doesn't affect your CSLB license.

Members from other fields can take advantage of our arbitration services, too! Our network of private attorneys has experience arbitrating contract disputes of all types. If your business depends on consumer transactions or B2B contracts to operate successfully, BCA's arbitration program is your solution when disputes arise.

The value of BCA's arbitration services for businesses comes from the time and money our program saves small business owners. You get peace of mind knowing that we'll help you reach a resolution quickly and out of the public eye.

With membership, you can also take advantage of other helpful benefits:

• Affordable legal advice: Get guidance from an attorney on contracts, employment practices, entity formation and more for free or discounted prices with the exclusive BCA legal advice program.
• Customer feedback program: Try the BCA customer review process to gather positive reviews and word-of-mouth advertising to boost your business.
• Business and human resources advice: Get advice from the experts with our members-only business and HR guidance.
• Marketing and advertising program: Stand out from your competitors by taking advantage of sponsored listing opportunities.
• Unpaid invoice guidance: Discover the best practices for debt recovery with our expert invoice collection advice.

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Disputes are inevitable, but costly legal battles don’t have to be. Join Business Consumer Alliance today and gain access to our arbitration services, attorney support and a full suite of business protection benefits. Apply now for your free consultation and see how easy it can be to protect your business.

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