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Strive to build your clients’ business - not just sell them your services. When you build their business you build a strong relationship with your clients that cannot be broken. So focus in and helping them and the rest will fall into place naturally.
More on Partnerships - Money Matters
Watch The Money
Have an agreement in place before you begin and have a clear understanding on how money will be spent and how much will be spent on business development. Most partnerships split when there are issues around money management.
When to Take on a Partner
Consider a partner if your business has grown beyond what you can handle alone or if you are looking for expertise to complete your offerings or perhaps looking for more working capital.
10 Tips in 2 Minutes - Partnership - November 15, 2009 - Segment Five
Caller - Susan Thornhill - founder of Thornhill Associates offers her advice to strike partnerships on a project basis so you can “try someone out.” Projects provide a great way to test the waters with someone you might be considering entering into a partnership with. Ten tips in 2 Minutes. 10 Tips on Partnership - Listen in to learn how to find partners, what to look for in a partner and many more.
Partnerships - November 15, 2009 - Segment Two
Partnerships - Have upfront agreements on how partners will be paid and when. Betsy and Renee share more strategies on how to create effective partnerships. Caller - Norma - “What kind of legal paperwork is involved to form a partnership?”
