Traditionally these have been businesses in regulated industries, such as financial, pharmaceutical/healthcare companies and government departments.
However, today all kinds of businesses rely on signing paper documents, whether it is for internal communications (e.g. HR documents like company policies, timesheets and expenses, reports, etc.) or for external communications (e.g. NDAs and sales agreements).Therefore any business can benefit and the level of cost savings depends on:
How many documents does your business produce annually that need signatures?
How many signatures do those documents need?
How many of those signatories are distributed in different locations?
Do you interact with partners or regulatory agencies, and if so, can digital signatures and electronic submission streamline those interactions?
Example documents which require signed approval and therefore can utilise SigningHub.com varies from business to business but at a generic level this includes:
Partnership Agreements
Board Resolutions
Shareholder Agreements
Letter of Intent
Non Disclosure Agreements
Operating Agreements
Business Plans
Stock Purchase Agreements
M-o-Us
Forecasting Models
Cash Flow statements
Business Expense Reports
Profit & Loss Accounting
Joint Venture Agreements
Payment Guarantees
Forbearance Agreements
Loan Agreements
Promissory Notes
Liability Disclaimers
Etc.
Sales contracts
Purchase Orders
Invoices
Credit Applications
Receipts
Proposals
Sales Plans
Quotations
Purchase Agreements
Supply Agreements
Sales Reports
Licence Agreements
Reseller Agreements
Agent Agreements
Etc.
Timesheets
Company Policies
Employment Offer Letters
Employee Info Sheets
Holiday Request Forms
Statement of Work
Sickness Forms
Employee Handbooks
Employee Evaluations
Performance Review Forms
Disciplinary Action Forms
Application Forms
Consulting Agreements
Termination Reviews
Satisfaction Surveys
Training Requests
Equipment Requests
Health & Safety Forms
Contractor Agreements
Confidentiality Agreements
Etc.
Consultancy Reports
Service Level Agreements
Information Security Policies
Health & Safety Policies
Risk Management
Project Plans
Test plans
Engineering drawings
Technical reports
Project Status Reports
Quality Assurance Reports
Product development Agreements
Equipment Lease Agreements
Delivery Agreements
Product Requirements
Maintenance Agreements
Support Agreements
Change Request Forms
Etc.
Even if your organization only uses a handful of these types of documents, but relies on paper-based signatures then you could benefit from SigningHub.