When Your Business Partner Falls Ill
- April 29, 2019
From Scotland, a cautionary story that is relevant to millions of business partnerships over here: What happens when a key person…
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A “Natural Birth” for Your Business
- March 21, 2019
Entrepreneurial women are the best. They see a need; they have a passion; they want to make the world a…
Read MoreBecause Saks does not take restricted stock
- March 3, 2019
I’m a big fan of attorney Ryan Roberts and his StartUp Lawyer blog, and just couldn’t resist the title of…
Read MoreWhat Keeps Business Partners Up at Night?
- January 20, 2019
Got a call from a non-business-lawyer colleague about a potential referral. It went something like this: “Do you handle business…
Read MoreRewarding Bad Bahavior
- December 6, 2018
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is the attitude many entrepreneurs bring to their business partnerships. If you’re turning…
Read MorePartners Are an Ingredient in Success
- November 21, 2018
From the Benefits-Outweigh-Burdens Department: Rob Smorfitt, a serial entrepreneur, small business blogger, and Ph.D. candidate in South Africa, has looked…
Read MoreEvaluating a Business Partnership Opportunity
- October 31, 2018
Many thanks to Matt Bacak for pointing out two important aspects of evaluating a business partnership opportunity — things that…
Read MorePre-Partnership Rule of Thumb
- September 19, 2018
From Ben Canosha’s blog, a good suggestion before starting a business with others: Before going into a partnership with someone,…
Read MorePartners Across the Pond
- August 17, 2018
Partnerships can be tough under the best of circumstances. Communication gets garbled even when you’re sitting right next to your…
Read MoreA Business Partner’s Role in Planning
- July 15, 2018
Sometimes, a break from routine is a good thing. Had Ari Weinzweig not allowed his business partner, Paul Saginaw, to…
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