Tag Archives: business partners

Basic Training: Is My Conniving Co-Owner Embezzling?

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

You may roll your eyes and picture your grandmother waggling her finger in your face saying, “An ounce of prevention…

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Basic Training: Bums as Business Partners

Q: I have an S Corp that includes myself and my partner, 50/50 ownership. I put in all the capital and…

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She Takes on the World: Interview with Natalie MacNeil

“She Takes on the World” is not just a glowing compliment my husband gives about me (and, frankly, could pertain…

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How Business Partnerships Can Be Counterintuitive

Life is supposed to be about the journey, not the destination (or so I’m told). Yet, when it comes to starting…

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Basic Training: Capital vs. Sweat Equity: What’s a Fair Buyout?

Q: I’m in a situation where one owner is an active “sweat equity” owner; the other is inactive but provides…

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Shareholder Agreement ‘Gotchas’

My colleague Rush Nigut recently posted a piece in his blog about a little-known provision of Iowa law that could…

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Today’s the Day for the Inside Scoop on Partnerships!

Turn off the TV.  Leave the e-mail alone for an hour.  The kids will fend for themselves.  It’s time for…

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Are You Prepared for Business Partnership?

It’s not as simple as it seems.  Business partnerships involve more than just finding a compatible playmate.  Learn how to…

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Avoiding a Bomb of a Business Partner

Drum roll, please . . .  I’m at T minus 16 for the launch of my latest product, The Entrepreneur’s…

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