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How to Get Out of a Business Partnership

How to Get Out of a Business Partnership

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

You can probably guess the tell-tale signs of needing to leave your business partnership (they’re similar to the signs for leaving your college boyfriend or girlfriend): Everything they do is wrong. You’re stressed and unhappy all the time. You wake up in the middle of the night with a knot in your stomach.  In short, your business partnership is making you miserable.  So what’s an entrepreneur to do? Follow these steps to help you get a solid perspective on your business partnership and exit (reasonably) gracefully: Know what’s really bugging you.  For many small business owners, blaming the partnership is much easier than, well, looking within. Are you lashing out at your business partner because of marital problems at home?  I’ve encountered many business owners whose significant others didn’t understand the entrepreneurial life and the long hours and sacrifices it requires to grow a business. So ask yourself, “Is the business partnership really the problem? Or, is it that I don’t have support at home and feel pressured to choose one over the other?” See what…

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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.