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My Best Friend’s My Business Partner

My Best Friend’s My Business Partner

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

It gives me the heebie-jeebies when I hear, “I went into business with So-and-Such because he/she is my best friend and really gets me.”  Not that it can’t work out, or that I’m trying to give them the evil eye.  But I’ve seen all too often how the desire for camaraderie and support quickly turns into a “why-don’t-you-rubber-stamp-everything-I-want-to-do” proposition . . . which leads to discord and “divorce”. Reports have it that rapper Young Jeezy “Jay Jenkins” ousted his longtime manager, Coach K, to give that spot to his business partner from another venture.  The business partner, Kinky B (can I make up these names?), just launched a new management company. “I’m already his partner [and] me and Jeezy have been together for the last 15 some years, so who better to manage him then (sic) his best friend?” revealed Kinky B. It’s a good question.  The longevity in business together as partners is encouraging; the friendship part alone is not.  Who wants to lay odds in Vegas as to whether they have a written…

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Nina Kaufman

Flying solo doesn’t have to mean going it alone.

I’m Nina Kaufman.

I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.

With wide-ranging experience as a business attorney, strategist, and media authority, I bring the added power of a business lens to the legal issues my clients are facing.

And because I’ve been a business owner myself, I’ve lived through the soaring highs and devastating lows – like when my first law firm failed. So I understand what’s involved to serve great clients, detect business risks early and build a true legacy.

I can’t get those 12 years back. That’s why I have made it my mission to ensure that business professionals like you can become wise and discerning leaders, build a solid business, and live your best life.