A good entrepreneur is really concerned about growing his or her business and at the point when there is growth there is going to be a need to get a business partner, now partnering in business is absolutely essential but the progress or the destruction of the business is also highly related to the partnership option made available. Partnership is an extremely serious step in business that must be considered carefully.
Business partnership is very serious and every hands needs to be on deck in order for the business to succeed. Every member of the business has a strategic role to play and if there is a loss end at one side of the deal then it may just result in the business failing seriously.
Understand the values of your partner.
The value that an individual strongly upholds will become a decisive factor in the way the person handles situation, before getting involved with a business partner it is very important that the values of such a person is understood. If you both have contradictory values then it will be difficult to work together, asides from the benefits that is been brought to the business it is very important for the both parties involved to understand the personal values in order to avoid conflict.
Are you willing to document every detail?
For some reason or the other, when there is a close relationship between partners, it most likely results in them being over confident in themselves and they feel there is no need to document details. The fact that partners are extremely close should not get into business at all, the relationship in a business is very different from the relationship built as friends or relatives and in order for disagreement to be avoided it is very important for proper documentation to be done.
You need to understand how your partner’s reaction will be if things are not going well?
The business might eventually not go the way you want it to go and you have to clearly know what your partner’s take is going to be if that happens, is your partner going to sue you? It is important that you have every of those terms clearly stated before making any important decision in your partnership journey.
Conclusion.
With these questions asked, the partnership procedures may be accomplished based on a mutual understanding on what the both parties have agreed upon.
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Hello @ben-edom
Certainly, the terms between the partners without regard to the emotional relationship that is successful, must make everything clear and in writing, thus avoiding subsequent conflicts.
Best regards.
Partnering can be really scary, especially when things go big and one gets more greedy than before. Putting things in writing is really important truly