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Non-Compete Agreement Template
Create, customize, and e-sign a non-compete agreement in minutes. Free template, automated with Google Docs.
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What is a non-compete agreement?
A non-compete agreement is a contract that limits a person from competing with a business for a set period and within a defined area after they leave it. Employers use it to stop departing employees or contractors from taking clients, trade secrets, or know-how straight to a rival.
A non-compete is one of three related restrictive covenants, and it helps to know which you actually need.
| Agreement | What it restricts |
|---|---|
| Non-compete | Working for or starting a competing business |
| Non-solicitation | Approaching the company's clients or staff |
| NDA | Sharing confidential information |
Enforceability of non-competes varies widely by location, and some places limit or ban them, so keep the scope, duration, and geography reasonable and have a lawyer confirm it is valid where you operate.
This free template gives you clear, editable terms you can adapt in minutes. Personalise the parties and scope, generate each copy automatically with Portant and Google Docs, and send it out for e-signing. Use the non-compete agreement template to get started.
How to automate your contracts
Step 1
Open Sheet
Select the Google Sheet you want to use as the data source for your contracts. Portant connects directly to your spreadsheet to pull in the data it needs.
Step 2
Connect Template
Connect your Google Docs, Slides, or Sheets contract template. Portant will link it to your spreadsheet data source so it knows which fields to merge.
Step 3
Customize
Customize your contract with merge tags like {{Party Name}}, {{Terms}}, and {{Effective Date}}. Format it with your branding, colours, and layout.
Step 4
Create
Create contracts automatically when new rows are added to your sheet, or generate them manually in batches. Send via email or save to Google Drive.
How to automate your contracts with a template
How it works
Step 1
Step 1: Open a Google Sheet
Open a Google Sheet with your contract data. Include party names, terms, effective dates, and any other fields you need to merge into your contracts.
Step 2
Step 2: Connect your contract template
Open the Portant add-on and connect your Google Docs contract template. Portant scans for merge tags and maps them to your spreadsheet columns.
Step 3
Step 3: Customize your output
Set up your delivery method. Email contracts to signers, save as PDFs in Google Drive, or request eSignatures directly through Portant. Use merge tags in emails too.
Step 4
Step 4: Automate your contracts
Turn on auto-create to generate contracts for every new row. Process rows in batches or schedule the workflow to run at set times.
Benefits
Eliminate unnecessary manual work
Stop spending hours copying and pasting data from spreadsheets into documents. Portant automates the entire process, pulling data directly from your source and generating completed documents in seconds. Focus on the work that matters, not repetitive formatting tasks.
Make your documents more accurate
Manual document creation leads to errors, from wrong names to outdated figures. Portant maps data fields directly to your template, eliminating typos and ensuring every document is accurate and consistent. Your team sends fewer corrections and your clients get the right information every time.
Built into Google Workspace
Portant works natively with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Gmail. There is no new interface to learn, no data to export, and no switching between tools. Your team stays in the apps they already use while Portant handles the document generation in the background.
What teams say about Portant
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“This product is a gamechanger for all of those painful manual document merges. Love what you and the team have built!”
“This software brilliantly takes over the tedious process of creating and sending invoices. This not only saves time but massively reduces errors of data entry.”
“Love this product. Have been using it for over a year and the integration to Google Workspace is awesome. Lots of credit for listening to your users!”
“Truly a gamechanger! Portant streamlines these tasks and allows me to focus on the things that require my attention and problem-solving!”
“Portant has been a game-changer for Clipboard! It's saved our sales team countless hours every week by generating order forms, proposals and contracts with info from HubSpot automatically filled in.”
“This product is a gamechanger for all of those painful manual document merges. Love what you and the team have built!”
“This software brilliantly takes over the tedious process of creating and sending invoices. This not only saves time but massively reduces errors of data entry.”
“Love this product. Have been using it for over a year and the integration to Google Workspace is awesome. Lots of credit for listening to your users!”
“Truly a gamechanger! Portant streamlines these tasks and allows me to focus on the things that require my attention and problem-solving!”
Frequently asked questions
A non-compete agreement stops someone, usually an employee or contractor, from joining or starting a competing business for a defined time and within a defined area after they leave. It protects the relationships, trade secrets, and investment of the business they are leaving.
It depends entirely on where you are. Many places enforce non-competes only when the duration, geography, and scope are reasonable and protect a legitimate interest, and some restrict or ban them outright. Always have a local lawyer confirm enforceability before you rely on one.
A non-compete stops someone competing, a non-solicitation agreement stops them approaching your clients or staff, and an NDA stops them sharing confidential information. Many businesses use a combination, since each protects a different risk.
Most non-competes run from six months to two years. Shorter, narrower restrictions are far more likely to be upheld, so set a duration and area that genuinely reflect what you need to protect rather than the maximum you can imagine.
A non-compete should define the restricted activities, the geographic area, the time period, the consideration given in return, and the governing law. Clear, reasonable limits on each of these are what make the agreement workable.
Yes, the template is free to edit and Portant can automate and e-sign it. Because non-compete law varies so much by jurisdiction, treat it as a starting point and have a lawyer review it before use.
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