A business contract is a legal promise made between two or more parties. A contract may be drawn when the associated parties wish to enter into a transaction like buying or selling, performing services, leasing properties, collaborating in joint ventures, advertising, manufacturing, distributing or selling goods, etc. The business contract is considered a surety against cheating by any of the associated parties. The length of a business contract depends on the number of clauses being mutually agreed upon. It may be of a single page or it may run into a dossier of several pages. Every business contract is legally binding and attracts relevant stamp duties. The general practice is to compose such business agreements in the presence of lawyers of all the parties involved. The first page of a business contract usually contains the names and addresses of the signatories.