Disputes are inevitable in business. Misunderstandings, misfortune, disappointed expectations, greed and opportunism all play a role in creating disputes, but even honest, reasonable people can disagree. When business disputes occur...
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As a business advisor, commercial lawyer and owner manager I have seen all kinds of outcomes. Expected. Unexpected. Unforeseeable. Great. Terrible. Indifferent. Here are some of my thoughts on outcomes...
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For most owner managers learning to read financial statements is on the job training. While it does not take long for most of us to learn to read profit and...
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While everyone has heard of “shot-gun” clauses, many people do not know what they are. Fewer yet have seriously considered their limitations. Like many things in life, a tool that...
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Contracts are for honest people. They are like locks on your house. An honest person will test the door and accept they cannot enter if they find it locked. A...
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An Introduction Owner managers are used to controlling their own fate. They enjoy it. They also enjoy making money and hate to see it wasted. That is why mediation is...
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If you are putting a business partnership together, there are lots of things you need to think about. Unfortunately, most clients spend so much of their planning time on the...
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Some businesspeople are successful. Repeatedly. Some businesspeople are unsuccessful. Repeatedly. Repeated success is often a sign of smarts, especially smarts in forecasting. Get forecasting right, repeatedly, in business, and you...
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Partnerships do not last forever. Whether you are buying out your partner, or you are the one being bought out, and whether the buyout is friendly or bitter or sudden...
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