Non-compete agreements can be used in various different circumstances, such as with employees, independent contractors, during the sale or purchase of a business or to restrict owners of the company from using confidential information acquired as an owner in order to compete with the company. Non-compete agreements are essential to protecting your company’s proprietary and commercial sensitive information, which may include valuable training methods, client lists, processes, sales and/or marketing methodologies in which these individuals or entities may have acquired. Often, non-compete agreements are coupled with non-solicitation and/or confidentiality provisions or agreements.