November 13, 2020
Summer getaway vacations are a lot like business partnerships. You need an outlook of adventure, a mindset for cooperation, and an attitude of mutual respect. You also need to be mindful of your budget. It’s a journey that you’re sharing together. Like vacations, business partnerships can spoil for many reasons. But the grounds often circle around one important (and overlooked) principle: that a business partnership is about two things — partnership and business. Women entrepreneurs tend to look to partnerships for the relationship benefits, not the monetary benefits. As a result, they don’t focus sufficiently on the business (money) considerations. In the spirit of reflection, here are some hard lessons learned (names changed or omitted to protect the embarrassed) about money and partnerships: 1. If you’re not earning enough, get out. If your start-up phase exceeds the gestational period for an African elephant, you may have to face that what you’re doing, how you’re doing it, or those with whom you’re doing it isn’t working. You must meet your personal expenses. Just as you…
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