It still takes an average of 23 days to get a contract signed. That’s nearly a month wasted, and not on tough negotiations, but on outdated paperwork. This is what “business as usual” looks like in 2025: 1. A contract sits in someone’s inbox for a week because they’re “on the road” and can’t print/scan. 2. A revenue deal is stuck because one signature is crawling its way through the mail. 3. Compliance can’t track down three contracts from last quarter, even though there’s a “system” in place. 4. Client onboarding drags on, not due to complexity, but because of paperwork logistics. 5. And when the real cost of paper processing shows up on a report… nobody wants to admit the number out loud. But the truth is, the issue isn’t the tech. It’s the friction in processes that are supposed to be driving revenue. Every single day wasted chasing signatures is a day you’re not closing deals or growing. Teams that move to digital contract solutions finish deals up to 73% faster, and finally get peace of mind knowing documents are secure and easy to find. That’s exactly why we built SignVault.io: to cut out the paper mess and give businesses enterprise-level security without slowing anything down. Check it out here: SignVault.io