Selecting a business partner

What kind of criteria would you have to select a business partner? Lets say in a small business with investment requirement of £60K and a business that is just two years old , would you be happy to give away equity in the business? if yes , how much? would you look at the other party investing in a fixed contract , like five years, after which you will regain the full financial control of the business and equity , where as they made money while they were on the boat …etc

What options are best to choose a business partner ?

Re: Selecting a business partner

  1. TRUST
  2. TRUST
  3. TRUST
  4. Competence and compatibility

Re: Selecting a business partner

I would insert one more between 3 and 4.

TRUST

This is actually very important. It is suicidal to enter into business with a dishonest person.

Re: Selecting a business partner

Hmm much agreed. But lets accept it, trust is hardest to find and even more harder to keep. Coz only experience in a partnership can truly tell whether the partnership was worth it.

But what comes after trust? compatibility? finance? giving equity in business? etc