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Building a Business

3 Things Happy Marriages and Successful Business Partnerships Have in Common

The levels of trust and financial entanglement with business partners and spouses are close. What you do to make them work are similiar, too.

By Leslie Barber

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.

By David Stubenvoll

Building a Business

5 Signs That You Need to Split From Your Partner

It can be hard to identify issues until you're in action and knee deep in executing on the business.

By Adam Callinan

Building a Business

13 Tips to Create the Perfect Partnership

Creating the perfect partnership takes understanding, significant effort and above all a sincere desire to make it work.

By Stephen Key

Building a Business

Monster Sues Apple’s Beats Over Alleged Fraud

Audio-equipment maker Monster, which helped create Beats by Dre headphones, says it was unfairly cut out before Beats was sold to Apple last year.

By Reuters

Building a Business

The 3 Secrets to Building Successful Third-Party Partnerships

Sometimes the shortest path to success is not by focusing merely on internal efforts but by partnering with another business to pursue an opportunity together.

By Paul Mandell

Building a Business

Before You Form a Partnership, Make Sure Your Bases Are Covered

No man is an island -- not even you, fearless entrepreneur. And sometimes, you need a partner to help your business take off, but you need to be careful.

By Mike Kappel

Building a Business

3 Signs That Your Partner Program Is Going Belly Up

How to ensure your partner program is set up for success, rather than ending up a total dud.

By Kumar Srivastava

Thought Leaders

Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth From Disagreements?

Consider how to truly listen to another colleague. You'll arrive at better discussions, decisions and results.

By Zeke Adkins

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.

By Deborah Mitchell

Building a Business

Why I Violated My Promise to Never Have a Business Partner

Teaming up with another player can combine complementary skills and realize synergies at a startup.

By Josh Steimle

Building a Business

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on Partnering With Your Partner

Starting a business with your significant other can make a lot of sense, until it doesn't. Consider these pros and cons before jumping in.

By Carol Roth

Building a Business

3 Lessons Businesses Can Learn from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's secret wedding ceremony offers surprising insight into business success.

By Carly Okyle

Marketing

9 Elements of an Irresistible Business Pitch

Once you've mastered the essentials of your pitch, you can make it as unique as you and what you have to offer.

By Ellen DaSilva and Alex Taub

Marketing

My Business Partner, My Spouse — The View From the Husband’s Side

The other half of a leadership and marketing consulting firm describes the keys to running a business with the person you married.

By Aneil Mishra

Building a Business

5 Things You Must Do When Entering Into a 50/50 Partnership

Often entrepreneurs need another individual to help found (and run) a company. And while two minds are better than one, these two minds need to be on the same page.

By Will Caldwell

Thought Leaders

My Spouse, My Business Partner

A marketing consultant reveals the secrets of her successful marriage while teamed up to her startup collaborator.

By Karen Mishra

Building a Business

The Workplace Training Hotbed You May Be Overlooking

By tapping the expertise of colleges and universities, companies can boost staff skills and productivity and stay ahead of the competition.

By Shaul Kuper

Building a Business

Friends Forever? Stay Close Even After Co-Founding a Company.

Each partner should contribute to the business based on strengths. Rely on an advisor if needed and prepare for your relationship to evolve.

By Zeke Adkins

Building a Business

Entrepreneur Media Forms Strategic Partnership With AlleyNYC

An investment and partnership will allow our two companies to grow and collaborate in exciting ways.

By Ryan Shea