A Strategic Consultant's Guide to Structuring a Retainer Agreement
**Build your consulting retainer agreement to control scope, stabilize cash flow, and set expectations early.** Scope creep is what happens when work quietly expands beyond what the client approved. The drift can hit your calendar, your margin, and delivery quality. As the CEO of a business-of-one, your agreement is not paperwork. It is the system that protects your time and decisions.
