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Why Business Partners Can Prevent Business Collapse

Why Business Partners Can Prevent Business Collapse

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

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 Business”.  A business partner can keep things running — keep the “home fires burning,” as it were — in your absence.  And that’s certainly one good reason to have one. But this reflects a deeper issue for small businesses.  How can you create and structure a business that can exist without you?  In other words, where you can be physically absent for a prolonged time (whether for unfortunately reasons or the fun of traveling extensively) without fretting that your company will close on Day #1 of your absence? As numerous writers have pointed out, Robert Kiyosaki and Michael Gerber among them, the truly successful company is one that does not need the physical presence of its owners on site in…

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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.