I have been asked this question (no that’s not true)… I have run across this issue with clients and in one of my own businesses. It is is a tricky one, both conceptually and in practice. Typically, this issue arises when two partners solidify their arrangement to be co-owners of a business. Then after they smile and look at each […]

Partnering with someone to start or buy a business is a relatively normal undertaking.  However, it can be fraught with some rather nasty realities. A frequent reason that these nasty realities occur is a result of the formal business “partnership” being entered into without sufficient discussion or understanding of how this relationship will be carried out between the partners. Have […]

I can do it ALL! I own the business.  Not only do I own it, but ONLY I can run it. Right. 🙂 Just because you can wake up at 4:30 am and work like a silly person for the next 19 hours – and do it 7 days straight, 52 weeks a year – and just because you believe […]