Not sure what to look for? Or how to evaluate the right business partner for you? Then take a few moments to read my newly-published feature article in the widely-respected New York Enterprise Report. Entitled “How to Choose a Business Partner,” the article examines how differences in communications styles, values, and vision can alert you to […]
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I recently had an “OMG. Are you kidding me?!?!” moment when I came across NYT reporter John Eligon’s article on a law firm breakup, “For the Lords of Divorce, A Breakup.” The principals of Sheresky, Aronson, Mayefsky & Sloan were no babes in the woods, wet behind the ears, green, unsophisticated, inexperienced, naive [insert synonym of […]
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Have questions about business partnerships you’d want to “Ask The Business Lawyer“? Listen in–TOMORROW, 7/30 at 2 p.m. Eastern, I’ll be on BlogTalkRadio, speaking with The Sassy Ladies about “Business Prenups: How They Can Save Your Business From Going Bust!” Business partners are like spouses: Choose the wrong one, and you’re in for a hellish ride. Your […]
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NO, you don’t have to do learn it all yourself, do it all yourself when it comes to growing your business. If you learn one lesson for 2010 and take it to heart and put it into practice, it’s that. Educate yourself on the coattails of those who have gone before you. Here are 20 […]
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Ah, youth. I wish I had been so motivated to change the world when I was a teen. I was more concerned with how geeky I looked in braces and participating in nerdy things like student government. Here’s how this week’s teen wants to make a difference: Q: I am trying to start up a […]
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by Nina L. Kaufman, Esq. on August 15, 2020
“Pole dancing? Pole dancing would be considered fun! Where’s the risk in pole dancing?” Nelly cries. Nelly’s the CTO of Webgrrls International and the TechSpeak Bootcamp. We’re sipping hot mint tea in a cozy Upper West Side café. Two women business leaders, finally meeting face-to-face after months of email exchange. “W-w-w-ell, it would totally challenge […]
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It ain’t easy. And as the experts in my New York Enterprise Report article, How to Choose a Business Partner? reveal, you may not want to go it alone. The same way you invite your gal-pals to have brunch with you and your sweetie (because, of course, you want to get their feedback to make sure […]
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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 […]
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I first met David Greer, angel investor and entrepreneur, when he weighed in on my Business Partnership Central blog on the importance of having a written shareholders’ agreement–and how that freed him up (when he sold out his interest) to sail the Mediterranean for two years (drool). Now he offers some handy insights to follow up […]
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It seems counterintuitive, doesn’t it, to prepare for the end when you are just beginning your business. But, as former President Dwight Eisenhower was known to say, “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” You need to have an ultimate goal when starting your business–whatever that goal may be. It could be: To provide […]
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