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FREE EBOOK • BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS 

Navigate Business Partnerships with Confidence

A comprehensive guide from an attorney and business coach who have been partners themselves. Learn how to form, grow, and --if necessary-- exit partnerships wisely.

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What's Inside

Three Stages of Partnership

Whether you're considering a partner, working through tough patches, or ready to part ways
— this guide meets you where you are.

01

Forming a Business Partnership

  • Benefits and risks — do you really need a partner?
  • Who is a good fit? 16 questions to ask
  • What to include in the partnership agreement
  • Protecting yourself right from the start
  • Alternatives to equity-sharing
02

Making a Partnership Work

  • How to optimize your partnership for business growth
  • Communication tools you can use
  • Life happens — how to adapt your partnership
  • Keeping your partnership agreement relevant
  • Building trust through structured conversations
03

Breaking Up a Partnership

  • Shall we break up? How to know it's time
  • Five ways to end a partnership
  • What if my partner is not willing to split up?
  • Should I consider litigation?
  • What can I expect if we break up?
The Right Reader

Who Should Read This?

Written for everyone touched by business partnerships
— partners, advisors, spouses, and family

  • Entrepreneurs considering a business partner
  • Partners wanting to maximize their business
  • Family members planning succession
  • Business owners in difficult partnerships
  • Spouses impacted by business issues
  • Professional advisors to business owners
From the eBook

A look inside

Three short excerpts that give you a sense of the voice, the depth, and the practical case studies you'll find within.

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The Premise

We believe there is simply not enough guidance for business owners who choose to partner. The lack of support for business owners is what inspired us to write this book. Our goal is to provide a manual covering the entire process.

From the eBook Page 3

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The Reality

After working with thousands of business owners, you learn that it is as easy as a handshake to get into a partnership — but it can be very painful, time-consuming, and expensive to get out of one.

From the eBook Page 8

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Real-World Case Study

A and B own a software company. A owns 51% and B owns 49%. One day B comes to work and finds he's been terminated without cause and locked out of the company's offices…

See how it was resolved on Page 31

What Readers Say

Trusted by readers and professional advisors

Business owners, attorneys, CPAs, and forum leaders have found this guide a much-needed resource for an under-served topic.

★★★★★

I had no idea the behaviors being perpetrated on me were illegal or that I had legal recourse. The most important thing in my experience was the knowledge and understanding of the law you communicated to me — that I was absolutely protected, and that I was the natural buyer. This gave me tremendous strength.

Randy
Marketing Company

★★★★★

The combination of communication, legal, and business organizational strategies is unique and creative, as well as enhancing the readability of the book. Kudos to you and Richard for producing such a worthwhile publication.

Sallie Mullins Thompson
CPA / PFS / CFP

★★★★★

This book is long overdue. There isn't anything quite like it, as it tackles the complex issues in an easily understandable yet thorough way. Understanding the human dynamics along with the business pragmatics makes for compelling reading. I highly recommend it to professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs in the making.

Bruce D. Stout
President, The Rainmakers Forum

★★★★★

The takeaway is: think very carefully before choosing a business partner, including whether you even need one. If things are going right and there is no written agreement, avoid future misunderstandings by putting one in place. If things are going wrong, get professional help. If they have gone past the point of repair, legal recourse is available.

Ray
Software Company
The Authors

Written by practitioners, not theorists

Two professionals with real-life experience as partners in their own small businesses — bringing complementary perspectives to a complicated subject.

Jeri Quinn

Co-Author · CBC

Jeri leads Driving Improved Results, working with leaders, emerging leaders, and organizations as a communications expert with a practice focused on neuroscience — often serving as an organizational or executive coach.

Driving Improved Results

Richard Lambert

Co-Author · ESQ.

For more than 20 years, Richard has specialized in the emerging field of Business Divorce — helping clients extricate themselves from difficult and sometimes debilitating partnership relationships.

Business Divorce Attorney

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