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Should You Ever Invest in a Friend’s Business?

Should You Ever Invest in a Friend’s Business?

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” said Shakespeare (see context below) … but what about being an investor? If you’re approached by friends and family to provide your hard-earned capital to the next best thing since the Pet Rock (or, maybe, Facebook), what should you ask them before getting involved? Tune into my Watching Your Wealth interview with Wall Street Journal’s Veronica Dagher. (That’s Veronica, in the red dress). You’ll learn top tips to ensure the venture is worth both your investment risk … and the risk to your relationship if it doesn’t work out. Click here for the online radio segment: http://on.wsj.com/1Siznjs   Polonius: Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. (Hamlet, Act I, scene 3)

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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.