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Vital Exit Strategies for Your Partnership Agreements

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

Many people have started a business partnership (or limited liability company) with at least one other person. According to the IRS, that’s at least 14 million people. And that doesn’t include those who have started small corporations with other owners – which could easily double that figure. But according to AssociatedContent.com, up to 70% of all business partnerships do not last. That means that less than 1 in 2 business partnerships have the potential to work out for the long haul. The numbers may be depressing, but they don’t have to paralyze you from moving forward with another business owner. A business partnership differs from a personal relationship/partnership in one important, fundamental way: It’s just business. You can prepare for a split in your business partnership with a lot less emotional upheaval than you might in a personal relationship. This is where partnership agreements come in. Partnership agreements – whether they are (officially) shareholder agreements for a corporation or operating agreements for LLCs – give you an opportunity to decide with your business partner “what’s…

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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.