I've started a company with someone that I have trouble dealing with. What should I do about this business relationship?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 26, 2011 -
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I run a very small professional services firm. The firm has had a great first couple years and has built up a solid client base and some decent cash reserves. I have long been considering bringing on my first partner to expand the kinds of services we can offer to our clients. Now that I have found the ideal candidate, I find myself struggling with the details around how to structure the partnership. Any recommended books or other resources to help guide a very small growing firm?
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posted by jlowen
on Nov 2, 2010 -
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Turning a close friendship into a business partnership: is it doomed? Are there success stories out there? What can I do to ensure this works?
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posted by yawper
on Jan 27, 2010 -
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How to setup a business partnership in an old-school brick-and-mortar manufacturing business between four friends - two of whom will be the major investors (say A and B), one guy is partial investor who will work full time but is new to this business and doing business in general (C ie: me), and the last guy is the one (D) with the entire business knowledge. He is in the field for past 7 years, already running a profitable trading shop (buying in Saudi, selling in India) in this field and is interested in expanding by setting up 'our own' manufacturing facility in Saudi.
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posted by forwebsites
on Nov 4, 2009 -
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My business partner is driving me crazy - I always and constantly have negative thoughts about him. How do I resolve this?
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posted by ChabonJabon
on Oct 5, 2009 -
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How do I deal with a friend involved in a collaborative project that I fear will not take it as seriously as I will?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 20, 2009 -
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I am looking to form a partnership, Company A, with someone to buy a franchise. A couple of points to note are:
This type of franchise only exists in order to each partner to do business (i.e. do deals) within the franchise territory.
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posted by thinktwice
on Apr 15, 2008 -
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I have an idea for a web project. It may have some commercial potential eventually but will basically be a night project for me and the other folks involved. Think of how MetaFilter got its start... hand-rolled / bootstrapped, whatever. My question is: how do you agree on who gets what share of any proceeds down the road? In particular, the design work will be heavy up front but tapering off after launch. Is it insulting to offer a designer a 5% share for a few days work? Does everyone brought in need to be made an equal partner? I'm sure the answer to that is no, but I'm not sure what the alternatives are. Paying people cash for work is not an option. There is no cash, and everyone involved is willing to invest some time and wait for results. The only thing is that some of us will be investing more time than others... so what to do?
posted by scarabic
on Sep 5, 2007 -
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How do I deal with a business partnership dissolution that is rapidly getting incredibly ugly? (Both emotionally and legally.)
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 20, 2007 -
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