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Building Your Business Dream Team in 5 Simple Steps

Building Your Business Dream Team in 5 Simple Steps

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

The blogger and former web designer, Jason Kottke, was quoted as saying, “I don’t think you’re a very good friend if you’re always being supportive. You also have to add criticism.” Put another way, if we surround ourselves with “yes-men” (or -women) we’ll never grow as business owners. And our companies will reach a certain level and stagnant there, if they don’t embrace the need for change. Therefore, just as entrepreneurs need to delegate the tasks of running their business (if they want it to grow), they need to delegate what I call the “mirror, mirror” function. We need feedback from others. We can’t take only our own advice, or consider only our own viewpoints if we want to reach our fullest potential. Nor can our business grow if we don’t learn from other successful people. In short, we don’t have all the answers.   And business owners are unlikely to embark on the difficult, scary, and courageous process of change if they don’t have a “team” – a team of advisors and colleagues who…

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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.