man i network every day practically. i have a great relationship with some members of kiwanis, i still stay in touch with some of my professors who are small business owners, i have made friends with a couple local cats. one owns a pizza shop, one owns a golf club repair shop and the other owns a landscaping business. i would never go into a partnership though. me and only me in the beginning. i'll let my blood, sweat and tears dictate where it all leads in the beginning. thanks for the kind words and advice. i hope to meet ya at The Breeder's Cup or one of the Colts Games i am goin to this year.
yeah i know many a small business owner, especially construction type jobs, who spend WAY WAY TOO much time at the track. like clockwork. i would bet my thumb that sitting in the parking lot right now is a couple of em'.
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Originally Posted by eurobounce
Sad story man. I feel for you. Some advice. If you ever go into a partnership, make sure you are ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS be the majority owner. Nothing wrong with getting investors, but always, and boy I cannot stress this enough, be the majority owner. Also do your homework on people who want to invest with you. Make sure to only invest with people who can afford to lose $250k and not worry about it. Join as many business clubs as possible, network network and boy NETWORK. Come up with an idea that hasnt been thought of around your city. Look at a up and coming city and see what they are missing that you like. Oh get a good attorney. I mean a really really good one. Dont let the hourly rate they charge you influence who you use. Amazing what the right attorney can get done. Good luck and dont be afraid to fail. You will fail more times than you succeed.
I was almost decided to invest in a cereal bar. Not too many of these in the midwest metropolitan cities
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