Building a Business
Good Partners Make You Rich — Bad Partners Bankrupt You. Here’s Why
No entrepreneur achieves success on their own. But how do you pick the right partners and avoid the wrong partners?
By Tom Corley
Partnering
Building a Business
5 Ways to Build a Partner Network That Organically Fuels Your Growth
By Jinesh Patel
Building a Business
What You Need to Know Before Entering a Partnership With Software Solutions Providers
Not sure which partnership model to choose for boosting the development of your software project? Check out these 3 approaches and scenarios where they perform best.
Entrepreneurs
How To Get the Most Out of External Partners
Every business depends on external partners, consultants and agencies. But, unlike your own employees, you don't control their tools, systems and work product. Here's how the best leaders manage third-party contractors.
By Tom Medema
Building a Business
3 Strategies for Turning Clients Into Partners
We can go fast alone, but we can go farther together.
By Jed Morley
Thought Leaders
Your Partner Needs You to Do These 6 Smart Things to Make Your Relationship Better
There's a lot of relationship advice out there, but it all boils down to the fundamentals. Here they are.
Marketing
A Marketing Agency Model That Actually Benefits the Client
Finding a marketing agency that actually drives results is harder than ever before.
By Cody Curran
Marketing
How to Start a Successful Marketing Agency from Scratch
Opening a marketing agency is tough, but with the right strategy your business can take off.
Building a Business
Finding Strength in Numbers: How to Supercharge Your Startup Growth 10x With Powerful Partnerships
Fresh ideas and novel processes from partners can get you out of a stagnant phase and into more productive cycles.
Building a Business
10 Questions to Ask Before Committing to a Business Partner
Having a partner could share the load ... or create added burden.
By Lisa Girard
Building a Business
Expanding Your Business? Ignore These Pitfalls at Your Peril
When a business owner thinks about expansion, life gets exciting. But a path of missteps awaits the entrepreneur who doesn't think it through beforehand.
By Arkady Bukh
Building a Business
3 Ways to Strengthen Your Partnership
As partners, you may glide as smoothly as Fred and Ginger. But, one day -- and that day will come -- you won't.
Building a Business
5 Questions to Decide If You Need a Business Partner
You might actually need a loan or an attorney, not somebody to split your company with.
By Phil La Duke
Entrepreneurs
What to Consider Before Taking on a Business Partner (Infographic)
Savvy entrepreneurs use these strategies to ensure every business partnership is a match made in heaven.
Building a Business
The Secret to Great Partnerships Is the Triangle of Talent
Meshing the three personality types essential to business success is a key leadership skill.
By Lewis Schiff
Building a Business
7 Keys to Healthy Co-founder Partnerships
These concepts are relevant for entrepreneurs who want to strengthen their collaboration.
Thought Leaders
5 Ways to Avoid the Drama of Kelly and Michael When a Partner Leaves
It hurts when a partner finds another, more attractive, situation but don't turn it into your company's long nightmare.
Building a Business
6 Challenges Confronting Every Business Partnership
There is no perfect partner. Add that to the list of what you have to make work to succeed.
Building a Business
3 Reasons Why Partnerships Need to be Part of Your Growth Strategy
We're all in this together. Business partnerships can help make your path to success easier.
Marketing
Selling Your Product to a Big Chain in 5 Painstaking Steps
There are miles of shelf space in a big-box store. Getting a few feet of it for your product is an ordeal worth enduring.
By Zeynep Ilgaz
Building a Business
10 Characteristics of Unstoppable Partnerships
Nothing does more to unlock our individual potential than working with devoted partners.
Building a Business
7 Strategies to Help You Pick, Then Develop, the Perfect Partner
When two or more parties bring different yet equally valuable skills to the table, amazing things happen.
By Stephen Key
Business Accounting
Everything You Need to Know About Business Partnerships
Before you even start thinking about bringing another business partner on board, find out what this legal expert has to say about the pitfalls of partnerships.
Building a Business
10 Steps to Finding the Right Co-Founder
Two heads are always better than one in a startup. The challenge is how to find that elusive perfect-fit partner.
Building a Business
Maybe You Should Send Your Co-Founder a Valentine This Year
There are many similarities between finding your one-true love and finding a business partner compatible for the long haul.
Business Accounting
Thinking of Going Solo? 7 Reasons You Need a Co-Founder.
There are few decisions in business that are more important than deciding whether you'll 'go it alone' or team up.
Building a Business
The 5 False Expectations That Could Destroy Big-Brand Partnerships
On the surface, startups and big-name brands are businesses with a similar overarching goal: to make money. But crack the exterior, and you'll find that's about all they have in common.
By Jason Kulpa
Building a Business
5 Things to Do Before Saying ‘I Do’ to a Business Partner
When you meet a potential partner your personalities may click and your goals may be identical, but to have a successful relationship, clarity is key.