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How an entrepreneur’s prenup avoids messy small business divorce

How an entrepreneur’s prenup avoids messy small business divorce

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

People often view a marital prenup like having a bucket of ice-cold water dumped on your head. Small business owners are no different. When they look to form business partnerships, the thought of negotiating a business partnership agreement can be too chilling to contemplate. Problem is, when you start working together without working out the business partnership details, it can be uglier and costlier to unravel. Phil Simon, technology consultant, speaker, and author of the recently released The New Small, wanted to ask me a few questions about life, love (and hate), and the law (of partnerships). Watch the video below, where we cover: the top three legal areas that get business partnerships into trouble the importance of a smooth exit from a business partnership why to begin your business partnership with the end in mind what on earth possessed me to write The Entrepreneur’s Prenup common legal mistakes that small business owners make with business partners The one question I can’t answer (maybe you can): whyizzit that online video freeze-frames always select THE most…

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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.