Close to Kickoff SOP

A handoff system for the gap between “yes” and a dated kickoff, so the deal does not stall in inboxes. What you get: - A same-day close packet: recap, scope in one page, price, start date, who signs - A signature path with two reminders and a drop-dead time, then a clean walk-away - Payment before access: invoice, receipt, what they get the minute it clears - A kickoff booking script that ends with a calendar hold and a named approver - A stuck protocol: no signature, no payment, no kickoff date, with the owner and the next message How to run it: 1. Send the close packet before you leave the call, not “later today.” 2. Do not start work, share logins, or book a kickoff until payment is in. 3. If the signature timer trips, send the reminder the same day. After the second miss, close the file. 4. End kickoff booking with a date, an agenda, and one owner. If any of those is missing, it is not booked. Fill in your contract tool and run it on the next yes.