Category Archives: Partnerships

Because Saks does not take restricted stock

I’m a big fan of attorney Ryan Roberts and his StartUp Lawyer blog, and just couldn’t resist the title of…

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Sara Lee Knows When to Hold, Knows When to Fold

According to a report this past Thursday at CNNMoney.com, Sara Lee is selling its stake in a Mexican joint venture…

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Creative Strategic Alliances Examples

From this article by Christian Fea, Collaboration Marketing Strategist, come two great examples of how companies thought creatively about how…

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Joint Venture Marketing

For anyone looking to gain traction with their Internet marketing/online products, Dave Lovelace has a fistful of handy suggestions in…

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What Keeps Business Partners Up at Night?

Got a call from a non-business-lawyer colleague about a potential referral.  It went something like this: “Do you handle business…

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The Growth Challenges of Family Businesses

Family.  You can’t live with them; can’t live without them; most assuredly, want to pull your hair out working with…

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Rewarding Bad Bahavior

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is the attitude many entrepreneurs bring to their business partnerships.  If you’re turning…

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Partners Are an Ingredient in Success

From the Benefits-Outweigh-Burdens Department:  Rob Smorfitt, a serial entrepreneur, small business blogger, and Ph.D. candidate in South Africa, has looked…

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Strategic Alliance “Smack-Down!”

OK, so smack-down is more appropriately a World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly known as WWF) term . . . but I…

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Evaluating a Business Partnership Opportunity

Many thanks to Matt Bacak for pointing out two important aspects of evaluating a business partnership opportunity — things that…

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