Category Archives: Business Partners

A Business Partner? When? How?

Deciding on a business partner can provide the key to a rewarding and successful long-term relationship.  Rhonda Abrams’ USA Today…

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Is (Lack of) Cash Flow Killing Your Business Partnership?

Yes, lack of cash flow can kill any business, but it seems to hurt more in business partnerships. First, there’s…

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What are buy-sell agreements meant to accomplish?

Now I’m not going to summarize the whole of Christopher Mercer’s book on Buy/Sell Agreements for you, but he raises…

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Jerked Around by a Business Partner

From the “No good deed goes unpunished” department: Q: I deposited more than $20,000 into my business partner’s account under…

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Of Icebergs and Elephants

One of the advantages to blogging on business partnership issues is that it’s a wonderful conversation catalyst. Everyone has a…

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Feeling Suspicious? Time for a Checkup

I was recently contacted by a business owner who felt that he was being cheated by his business partner.  He…

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Basic Training: Z is for Zapping Yourself by Walking Away

OK, so there aren’t many usable “Z” words in this context.  🙂  Today’s Basic Training post revisits that old, old…

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Business Partners: A Cautionary Tale

In this challenging economy, I’m seeing a lot of entrepreneurs begin to re-evaluate their business  . . .  and, in…

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Put That Partnership Agreement in Writing!

You’ve probably heard all the usual reasons why a partnership agreement should be in writing:  memories are fallible; it helps…

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Partnership Q&A: Time to get out . . . or get more $$?

Q. I am a founding partner in a 15-year business.  All 3 partners work in different capacities at our business.…

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