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It ain’t easy. And as the experts in my New York Enterprise Report article, How to Choose a Business Partner? reveal, you may not want to go it alone. The same way you invite your gal-pals to have brunch with you and your sweetie (because, of course, you want to get their feedback to make sure […]
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So you’ve started a business. And it’s just you. What happens if you get really sick or injured? Or a parent needs care-taking? Or your physical presence in business isn’t possible for several months? That’s one of the significant issues that Rajesh Shakya points out in his post, “Challenges to Find the Right Partner in […]
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I first met David Greer, angel investor and entrepreneur, when he weighed in on my Business Partnership Central blog on the importance of having a written shareholders’ agreement–and how that freed him up (when he sold out his interest) to sail the Mediterranean for two years (drool). Now he offers some handy insights to follow up […]
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It seems counterintuitive, doesn’t it, to prepare for the end when you are just beginning your business. But, as former President Dwight Eisenhower was known to say, “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” You need to have an ultimate goal when starting your business–whatever that goal may be. It could be: To provide […]
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I don’t remember who said, “never believe anything you see in print,” but the same can easily apply to e-mail. Perhaps even more so. So often we get bombarded by e-mail messages, offers for products and cries for help that we may accept as true without doing even a molecule of due diligence and checking […]
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Yes, I’ve been tantalizing you for months . . . and now it’s here!: The Entrepreneur’s Prenup: How to Choose a Business Partner Who Won’t [bleep] You. Can be found at http://www.entrepreneursprenup.com/ and soon to be at Amazon.com (but not yet). The Home Study 3 Piece Package Includes: 175 Page Soft Cover Book 3 Audio […]
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Do you have (or want) to do business with the federal government? Are you thinking of merging your company with another? If so, check out the new U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) rules on small business size that went into effect on June 30th. As reported in Law.com, to ensure that a certain percentage of federal […]
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More and more, a company’s most important asset is its intellectual property. But what, exactly, is intellectual property, and what are the different ways to protect it? Check out this intellectual property law primer through The Professional Network/Small Business Resource Center . . . and talk to an attorney about your options.
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Owning a successful business takes lots of different knowledge and know-how to get it running smoothly—which includes avoiding risks. Yet many entrepreneurs forge full steam ahead without professional legal advice … for a variety of reasons. Cost. Fear. Ego, to name a few. But without it, seemingly small missteps like “oops, my independent contractor should […]
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“Can I? Can I?” I hear you asking. Well, you’re asking the wrong question. The issue is not whether you can download your client contracts from the internet, it’s whether you should. And once you do (because you know you’re going to do it, right?), how can you get the best use out of doing so? Downloading […]
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Taking on a business partner is not a decision to be made lightly. It’s much like getting married. With the tools provided to you in The Entrepreneur’s Prenup you will always have the partnership guidance you need, regardless of where you are in your partnership process.
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