Basic Training: Is My Conniving Co-Owner Embezzling?
- December 1, 2016
Q: I have a business partner (“John”). He is majority shareholder with a 55/45 split. We act primarily as a subcontractor…
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The Importance of Regular Checkups
- November 4, 2016
You may roll your eyes and picture your grandmother waggling her finger in your face saying, “An ounce of prevention…
Read MoreBasic Training: Bums as Business Partners
- September 29, 2016
Q: I have an S Corp that includes myself and my partner, 50/50 ownership. I put in all the capital and…
Read MoreShe Takes on the World: Interview with Natalie MacNeil
- May 26, 2016
“She Takes on the World” is not just a glowing compliment my husband gives about me (and, frankly, could pertain…
Read MoreHow Business Partnerships Can Be Counterintuitive
- June 15, 2015
Life is supposed to be about the journey, not the destination (or so I’m told). Yet, when it comes to starting…
Read MoreBasic Training: Capital vs. Sweat Equity: What’s a Fair Buyout?
- June 10, 2015
Q: I’m in a situation where one owner is an active “sweat equity” owner; the other is inactive but provides…
Read MoreShareholder Agreement ‘Gotchas’
- May 30, 2015
My colleague Rush Nigut recently posted a piece in his blog about a little-known provision of Iowa law that could…
Read MoreToday’s the Day for the Inside Scoop on Partnerships!
- May 18, 2015
Turn off the TV. Leave the e-mail alone for an hour. The kids will fend for themselves. It’s time for…
Read MoreAre You Prepared for Business Partnership?
- May 4, 2015
It’s not as simple as it seems. Business partnerships involve more than just finding a compatible playmate. Learn how to…
Read MoreAvoiding a Bomb of a Business Partner
- April 27, 2015
Drum roll, please . . . I’m at T minus 16 for the launch of my latest product, The Entrepreneur’s…
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