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Contractual or entity JV

Generate a JV agreement that handles the hard cases. Deadlocks, exits, governance.

Joint Ventures fail more often than they succeed. The agreement is what prevents the fail. Capital contributions, profit split, governance (who decides what), deadlock-breaking, exit rights, and what happens if one party stops performing. We generate JV agreements that handle the standard cases plus the hard cases that kill most JVs.

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How it works

How we handle JV Agreement, end-to-end.

Joint Ventures fail more often than they succeed.

1

Pick JV structure

Contractual JV (parties contract for a specific project, no new entity) or entity JV (parties form a new LLC or corporation for the venture). Different templates, different tax and liability consequences.

2

Configure capital and profit

Each party's capital contribution, ownership percentage, profit split, distribution timing. Capital can be cash, IP, services, or assets.

3

Set governance

Board representation, voting rights, reserved matters (decisions requiring all-party consent), routine decisions, day-to-day management.

4

Add exit and deadlock

What happens if one party wants out. What happens if parties cannot agree (deadlock). Standard solutions: buy-sell on appraisal, Texas shoot-out, Russian roulette, or third-party arbitration.

What we'll set up for you

A clean handoff, in four steps.

You give us the basics. We handle the state, the IRS, and the compliance clock so you can focus on the business.

01 · Name + Brand

A name that's actually available.

Real-time check against the state register, USPTO trademark database, and matching domains.

02 · State filing

Filed with the Secretary of State.

We submit your Articles, pay the state fee on your behalf, and return the stamped certificate.

03 · Federal IDs

EIN + the right tax setup.

Federal Employer ID with the IRS, plus state tax accounts when your business needs them.

04 · Stay compliant

Registered Agent + deadline tracking.

Your agent on file in every state, with every renewal and annual report tracked in one calendar.

Pricing

Transparent jv agreement pricing.

Government fees pass through at cost. No upsells.

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$0
Unlimited JV agreements.

Generate contractual or entity JV agreements free. Includes governance, deadlock, and exit clauses.

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E-sign

$49
Per signature, with vault.

Generated JV plus our e-sign workflow, tracking, vault storage with tamper-evident hashing.

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Pro + Attorney Review

$1499
Attorney review for complex JVs.

Generated JV plus attorney review for complex multi-party structures, cross-border JVs, regulated-industry JVs. For high-stakes ventures.

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FAQ

About the Joint Venture Agreement Generator.

What is a joint venture agreement?
A joint venture agreement governs a collaboration between two or more businesses that combine resources for a specific project or venture, setting each party's contributions, ownership, control, profit sharing, and exit, without necessarily merging the companies. We often form a JV entity and structure the agreement around it.
When do I need a joint venture agreement?
Whenever two or more businesses collaborate on a defined project or venture and need to define who contributes what, who controls decisions, how profits split, and how the venture ends, since leaving these unwritten invites disputes. We flag the terms and structure the JV so it holds up.
Should a joint venture be its own entity?
Often yes: forming a separate JV LLC owned by the parties isolates the venture's liability and gives a clean vehicle for its finances and governance, versus a purely contractual JV. We help you decide and form the entity where it fits.
What should the agreement cover?
Each party's capital and non-cash contributions, ownership split, management and decision rights, profit and loss sharing, IP ownership, confidentiality, deadlock resolution, and exit or wind-down terms. These prevent the disputes JVs are prone to, and we flag the terms that matter.
How are decisions made in a joint venture?
However the agreement specifies, often with defined voting rights and deadlock mechanisms since the parties are typically equal or near-equal, which makes governance terms critical. We flag decision and deadlock provisions so the venture does not stall over a disagreement.
What happens to IP created in a joint venture?
It depends on the agreement: JV-created IP can belong to the venture, be shared, or revert to a contributor, so ownership must be spelled out or it becomes a fight later. We flag IP terms so intellectual property created in the venture is clearly allocated.
How does a joint venture end?
Through the terms you set, completion of the project, a buy-out, or a wind-down, with provisions for dividing assets and handling ongoing obligations, so the exit is orderly. We flag exit and wind-down terms so ending the venture is planned, not chaotic.
How is a JV different from a partnership?
A joint venture is usually for a specific, limited project or purpose, while a partnership is an ongoing general business relationship, though both need clear governing agreements. We flag the distinction and structure the JV to fit its limited scope.
Can File.Business set up a joint venture?
Yes: we form the JV entity where appropriate, obtain the EIN, provide the agent, and coordinate the joint venture agreement's contributions, control, and exit terms, so your collaboration has a clean structure and clear rules from the start.

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