Any tips on finding a partner for new business opportunity?

[ajburnet]

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Hi,

Without going into the specifics of my business plan and concept I am looking for tips on finding someone with a sales and marketing (ideally with interest in retail) background to partner with.

My professional network contains fully committed salaried career employees so no joy there!

Apart from entrepreneurial groups, forums, blogs, I’m wondering if anyone has any thoughts on how to find a suitable business partner?

Appreciate any thoughts and insights anyone has!

Many thanks,

Alex

[Dave Gillen – Former FS Concierge]

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Hi Alex,

Sounds like you’ve already thought of a few good places to look, and hopefully you’ll get some more suggestions come through.

My only thought would be that the fewer details you’re willing to give, the less likely you’ll be to grab the right person’s attention.

Good luck!

Dave

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[ajburnet]

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Thanks – happy to share some details when I’ve found the next best place to search!

Cheers,

Alex

[Peter Watson]

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Another option would be to advertise your opportunity (without disclosing too much info) on business for sale websites in Australia.

Place it in the ‘business opportunity’ category and wait for the enquiries to come rolling in.

[ajburnet]

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Good idea, thanks!

Peter Watson, post: 170380 wrote:

Another option would be to advertise your opportunity (without disclosing too much info) on business for sale websites in Australia.

Place it in the ‘business opportunity’ category and wait for the enquiries to come rolling in.

[AngusP]

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Tread carefully!

I’m sure you can use this site to find a suitable partner but once you’ve done so and established some basic compatability, I strongly recommend the two (or more) of you engage a lawyer to produce a partnership agreement. The main point is to discuss all the ‘what ifs’ before they happen.

I had a happy business partnership for 5 years and the doc helped somewhat, but the discussions that the doc created caused were critical.

Cheers

Angus Pryor
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http://www.mysteryshoppingguide.com.au

[ajburnet]

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Thanks – certainly good advice and negotiating just such an agreement with a UK based company I’m partnering with at the moment! Hopefully we’ll be able to agree and get cracking shortly!

[Brooke Curline]

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ajburnet, post: 170176 wrote:

Hi,

Without going into the specifics of my business plan and concept I am looking for tips on finding someone with a sales and marketing (ideally with interest in retail) background to partner with.

My professional network contains fully committed salaried career employees so no joy there!

Apart from entrepreneurial groups, forums, blogs, I’m wondering if anyone has any thoughts on how to find a suitable business partner?

Appreciate any thoughts and insights anyone has!

Many thanks,

Alex

Hi Alex,
I am keen to discuss this with you in more detail – I am also looking for a suitable partnership – can you pm me at bcurline@optusnet.com.au and I’ll give you all the details of my background etc.
Kind Regards
Brooke
Sales Agent

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