Master Services Agreement (MSA) for Service Businesses

A Master Services Agreement (MSA) establishes the legal terms governing the relationship between a service provider and a client. Instead of creating a new contract for every project, the parties sign the MSA once, and each individual project is documented in a separate Statement of Work (SOW) outlining the specific services, deliverables, timeline, and fees.

This template includes both the MSA and a Statement of Work, along with a completed sample demonstrating how the documents work together in practice.

Use this template when you:

• provide consulting, advisory, creative, or other professional services

• work with the same client on multiple projects or engagements

• want to outline project scope, deliverables, timelines, and fees in a Statement of Work

• prefer to establish one master agreement that governs future projects

What you get:

• Template in .docX format (easily convert to PDF or open in Google Docs)

• Sample filled out template with fake business name and owner name

• Instructions on how to use the template for your business