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The more experienced entity doesn't always know best.

Reactions on the internet can be knee-jerk and ruthless, no matter how good your intentions are.

Gender roles were fixed and predictable for most of human history up until recently. Nobody wants to go back but there is a lot to sort out.

This might be the biggest mistake entrepreneurs make.

The NFL "take a knee" protests were a marketing challenge but Papa John's should have been able to respond without getting in the news as the preferred pizza of Nazis.

For Taktik Logistics Group to thrive, it would need to do what once seemed impossible.

Bringing on a partner can be a huge risk for a company. One entrepreneur explains what to do when it doesn't work out.

You never know when you'll find your next big opportunity.

Purple Carrot has a network of artisanal suppliers to get plant-based food items into more consumers' diets.

Life is a team sport, and we cannot succeed alone.

When this media company found the big partners it needed to fulfill its mission at scale, it had to be strategic with its resources to meet their demands.

A mirror image of yourself won't work.

As partners, you may glide as smoothly as Fred and Ginger. But, one day -- and that day will come -- you won't.

Good relationships deliver 100 percent for each partner. Why not over-deliver?

Your team isn't just the people who work directly for you.

An insider's look into the most exciting new partnerships of the year

When the private sector merges with the public sector to empower women, the focus should be dignity -- not charity.

In this entrepreneur's view, the risks are far too great.

The IRS will begin a new way of auditing partnerships starting in the 2018 tax year. Partnerships need to develop a roadmap before venturing into this new frontier.

We're living during a watershed moment for accounting, which creates repercussions throughout the business world. A new normal will rise from the ashes of the archaic industry, and this revival will lower costs and increase transparency for businesses in every sector.

There is no perfect playbook on how you should go about choosing a business partner. But there are some general guidelines that I find useful to consider.