Every long journey starts with a single step — and in this case, the first step can be something simple but powerful, like introducing electronic signatures (or e-signing, for short).
Below, we'll walk you through five key business processes worth digitizing first, and explain why e-signing is the perfect jumping-off point for your digital transformation .
1. Contracts and agreements
When you're closing deals with clients or locking in agreements with vendors, a contract is usually the first formal move toward getting everyone on the same page.
Printing, mailing, chasing down signatures are outdated ways of managing documents that eat up your time and money.
E-signing lets you send a document to a signer and get it back — fully signed — in just a few minutes. The result? Faster deals and happier clients.
2. Employee onboarding
New hires often walk through the door on day one and immediately get buried in paperwork: employment contracts, tax forms, company policies… E-signing lets you send it all ahead of time so new team members can review and sign from home, or wherever they happen to be, before their first day even starts.
That saves time for everyone, reduces errors, and makes for a much smoother onboarding experience. It's also an easy way to make a great first impression.
3. Purchase and procurement approvals
Ordering equipment, services, or supplies often requires internal approvals — and in many organizations, that process still runs on paper.
Digitizing your procurement workflow speeds up the handling of purchase orders and approvals considerably, and puts an end to the frustrating game of tracking down signatures in hallways and email inboxes.
4. Invoices and expense approvals
Finance teams shuffle just as much paper as HR, and waiting on a signature means waiting on payment. With traditional paper-based processes, delays are common, and so are errors and lost documents.
Not with e-signing. A click here, a click there, and expenses or invoices are approved in no time. Reimbursements come through faster, and you stay on top of your cash flow.
5. Compliance and internal approvals
Documents like NDAs, policy acknowledgments, safety procedure sign-offs, GDPR consent forms, and similar paperwork all require a signature and secure storage — skip that step, and you could be looking at financial penalties.
E-signing takes the guesswork out of the process. Your e-signing platform ensures the document reaches the signer wherever they are, sends reminders if needed, and delivers the signed document to all relevant parties once it's completed. Staying compliant has never been easier.
After all that, we're guessing you won't need to ask yourself:
Why bring e-signing into our business processes?
Because it's easy to implement, straightforward to use , and gets you to signed documents — and results — faster and at lower cost. Unlike rolling out new software, e-signing doesn't require extensive team training or turning your workflows upside down. You're simply optimizing and speeding up the processes you already have.
So, let's get started.
Digital transformation makes the most sense when you begin simply and smartly — where you don't have to invest a ton of time or money, and where you can see results quickly.
Try BetrSign for free or book a demo with one of our experts — it could be your first step toward the future of business, and easily your simplest one yet.