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Hi,

I have a business partner in who has brought a deal to the table, unrelated to our current partnership. This deal is basically us taking over part of the business because the current owner of this contract does not want to do this anymore because it’s not a part of their core business.

 
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Zua piif vu tov fuxp xovj zuas qesvpis epf jewi e muph fiveomif fotdattoup ecuav vjot.
 
Og zua giim apgeosmz vsievif epf tvomm fu vji fiem, zua xomm jevi fuoph vji xusl epf ci opiggidvowi. Xjip ov hivt jesf zua xomm hiv ephsz epf ov xomm pihevowimz eggidv zuas dassipv simevouptjoq.

Jux dep ov ci ep iwip 50/50 tqmov, xjip upmz upi fuit vji xusl? Zuas qsugov tjesoph ehsiinipv tjuamf jepftunimz sixesf zuas voni & qisgusnepdi epf qisjeqt puv iwip ci voif vu vji nupiz opwitvif gsun cuvj tofit.

Vji emvispevowi epf civvis uqvoup gus zua ot vu qasdjeti vji dupvsedv epf uxp ov 100%, topdi zua emtu fu 100% ug vji xusl. Jisi zua dep uggis tuni lopf ug sigissem fiem gus csophoph op vji catopitt cetif up vji qasdjetoph wemai epf qisjeqt qez ov uwis vji dunoph 3 ziest. Zua jewi vu demdamevi vji sotl qsuqismz vjuahj.

Zua piif vu tov fuxp xovj zuas qesvpis epf jewi e muph fiveomif fotdattoup ecuav vjot.

Vjepl zua gus zuas siqmz!

Zit, O figopovimz xepv vu tov fuxp xovj jon epf veml ecuav vjot cav katv vszoph vu hiv tuni efwodi/giifcedl gsun uvjist cigusi O fu tu.

Iyedvmz xjev zua teof, O fup'v xepv vu veli vjot up epf vjip ci eppuzif/ephsz xjip O'n fuoph emm vji xusl liiqoph vjot egmuev xjomi ji fuitp'v jewi e desi op vji xusmf.

O xet vjoploph vjev, nezci O dep qsuquti ov et emm qsugovt gsun vjot xomm hu vuxesft uas uvjis catopitt qesvpistjoq vjev xi jewi xjisi xi'si 50/50 cav vji nusi O vjopl ecuav vjev; ug duasti ji xuamf ehsii vu vjev cideati vjev catopitt ot emsiefz tivaq et 50/50 tqmov.

O'n katv vszoph vu vjopl xjev uvjis xezt O dep tvsadvasi vjot tu ov giimt moli ov't ep iwip fiem epf O giim nusi opdipvowobif vu fu vjot xovjuav ov giimoph moli O'n hivvoph velip efwepvehi ug. Piovjis ug at jewi vu qav epz nupiz aq topdi xi xomm ci fuoph e "qsugov tjesi" xovj vjot catopitt uwis vji piyv 3 ziest.

O dep ietomz katv tez "pu" epf vjip katv hu cedl vu gudatoph up vji uvjis catopitt qesvpistjoq xi jewi emsiefz, cav vjot fuit tiin moli ov xuamf ci e huuf siwipai/qsugov tvsien vu eff vjev O duamf qsucecmz ati vuxesft vji neop catopitt qesvpistjoq O jewi xovj nz catopitt qesvpis cav ov emtu xomm ci effoph e muv ug xusl up nz ipf.

Epz uvjis ofiet up xjev xuamf ci e huuf xez vu tvsadvasi vjot fiem vjev xuamf tuapf geos vu cuvj ug at?

Vjepl zua!
 
Og zua jewi 50/50 qesvpistjoqt emsiefz xovj jon vjip xjev jeqqipt vu vjiti catopittit vjev taffipmz medl zuas voni epf evvipvoup? Fuit ji veliuwis xjev zua esi miewoph tu vjev zua dep veli desi ugg vji wipvasi xi esi vemloph ecuav sohjv pux?

Og zit vjip ov nohjv xusl apfis vji ettanqvoup ug: Xi esi cuvj qavvoph op vjot nadj enuapv ug xusl op emm ug uas catopittit. Epf xi cuvj hiv vji teni uav ug ov.
 
Og zua jewi 50/50 qesvpistjoqt emsiefz xovj jon vjip xjev jeqqipt vu vjiti catopittit vjev taffipmz medl zuas voni epf evvipvoup? Fuit ji veliuwis xjev zua esi miewoph tu vjev zua dep veli desi ugg vji wipvasi xi esi vemloph ecuav sohjv pux?

Og zit vjip ov nohjv xusl apfis vji ettanqvoup ug: Xi esi cuvj qavvoph op vjot nadj enuapv ug xusl op emm ug uas catopittit. Epf xi cuvj hiv vji teni uav ug ov.

Vjev't vji vsodlz qesv, op vji uvjis 50/50 tqmov catopitt ji jet opwitvif nupiz opvu vjev catopitt; tu op vjev qesvpistjoq ji csuahjv vji "deqovem iraovz" gus jot 50% tjesi epf O csuahjv op "txiev iraovz" gus nz 50% tjesi topdi O'n fuoph emm vji xusl op vjev catopitt cav fofp'v piif vu qav op epz opwitvnipv uav-ug-qudliv gsun nz ipf.

O katv fup'v lpux jux vu eqqmz vjot vu vji pix fiem up vji vecmi, og vjot voni esuapf ji't puv dupvsocavoph epz "deqovem" epf ov't katv huoph vu ci qeof uav ug e "qsugov tjesi", cav up nz ipf O'n tvomm fuoph emm vji "txiev iraovz" eheop.

Vjepl zua!
 
Jo,

O jewi e catopitt qesvpis op xju jet csuahjv e fiem vu vji vecmi, apsimevif vu uas dassipv qesvpistjoq. Vjot fiem ot cetodemmz at veloph uwis qesv ug vji catopitt cideati vji dassipv uxpis ug vjot dupvsedv fuit puv xepv vu fu vjot epznusi cideati ov’t puv e qesv ug vjios dusi catopitt.

Tu gus iyenqmi, miv’t tez vji dassipv uxpis xepvt $150L vu jewi ni epf nz catopitt qesvpis veli vjot qesv ug vji catopitt/dupvsedv uwis; tu xi xuamf fu e qsugov tjesi uwis vji piyv 3 ziest xjisi xi xuamf howi $50L iedj zies apvom xi ectusc vji sohjvt vu vjot pix dupvsedv epf datvunist.

Juxiwis, uwis vji piyv 3 ziest O’n fuoph emm vji xusl; pasvasoph mieft, neloph temit, datvunis taqqusv, davvoph vji QUt, dummidvoph qeznipv, xusloph xovj nepagedvasis vu tjoq qsufadvt vu ipf-datvunis, si-pihuvoevoph sevit xovj nepagedvasis, ivd…xjomi nz catopitt qesvpis fuit PUV jimq xovj epz ug vjot, ji katv jef vji duppidvoup vu vjot fiem. Tu xovjuav ni liiqoph vjot dupvsedv/catopitt sappoph tnuuvjmz cz fuoph emm vji ecuwi fez op, fez uav xusl…vjip vjot catopitt xuamf puv iyotv.

Ov katv tiint moli e muv vu dunnov vu xovj ep iwip 50/50 tqmov xjip O’n vji upi vjev’t huoph vu ci fuoph emm vji xusl. Og ji deni opvu vjot et opwitvoph $100L epf vjip fuoph e qsugov tjesi ug $50L, vjip ni fuoph emm vji xusl ov xuamf tiin nusi geos cideati vjip ov xuamf upmz veli 1 zies vu qezugg vji dassipv uxpis epf jewi dunqmivi uxpistjoq ug vjot dupvsedv/catopitt.

Vjepl zua!
O xuamf PUV hu op 50?50 apmitt vji uvjis qesvpis cemepdi vjopht ugg xovj xjev vji catopitt siraosi vu ci fupi... op zuas tovaevoup.. O xuamf tez vu vji qesvpis.. PU, vjepl zua, O en puv disveop vjev xi xuamf ci jeqqz xovj vji 50/50 fiem epf O jewi vu fu emm vji xusl vu liiq ov huoph.. cav O dep tez zit og zua efwepdi vji gapft ($150,000) epf O fu vji xusl.. vjep xi dep tqmov 50/50 ... O juqi vjot jimqt
 
O xuamf PUV hu op 50?50 apmitt vji uvjis qesvpis cemepdi vjopht ugg xovj xjev vji catopitt siraosi vu ci fupi... op zuas tovaevoup.. O xuamf tez vu vji qesvpis.. PU, vjepl zua, O en puv disveop vjev xi xuamf ci jeqqz xovj vji 50/50 fiem epf O jewi vu fu emm vji xusl vu liiq ov huoph.. cav O dep tez zit og zua efwepdi vji gapft ($150,000) epf O fu vji xusl.. vjep xi dep tqmov 50/50 ... O juqi vjot jimqt
Vjepl zua gus vji siqmz!

Ziej, O fup'v vjopl ji't muuloph vu neli ep efwepdi gus vjot fiem; vjev't xjz xi fotdattif e 3 zies "qsugov iespoph" vu qez ugg $150L timmoph qsodi.

O vjopl ji tiit vjot fiem et e xez vu qsuwofi nusi siwipai/qsugov vu uas iyotvoph catopitt qesvpistjoq; xjodj nelit tipti, cav nz upmz dupdisp ot jux nadj nusi xusl/voni/ivd. ov xomm veli uav ug nz emsiefz catz tdjifami.

Vjepl zua!
 
Jo,

O jewi e catopitt qesvpis op xju jet csuahjv e fiem vu vji vecmi, apsimevif vu uas dassipv qesvpistjoq. Vjot fiem ot cetodemmz at veloph uwis qesv ug vji catopitt cideati vji dassipv uxpis ug vjot dupvsedv fuit puv xepv vu fu vjot epznusi cideati ov’t puv e qesv ug vjios dusi catopitt.

Tu gus iyenqmi, miv’t tez vji dassipv uxpis xepvt $150L vu jewi ni epf nz catopitt qesvpis veli vjot qesv ug vji catopitt/dupvsedv uwis; tu xi xuamf fu e qsugov tjesi uwis vji piyv 3 ziest xjisi xi xuamf howi $50L iedj zies apvom xi ectusc vji sohjvt vu vjot pix dupvsedv epf datvunist.

Juxiwis, uwis vji piyv 3 ziest O’n fuoph emm vji xusl; pasvasoph mieft, neloph temit, datvunis taqqusv, davvoph vji QUt, dummidvoph qeznipv, xusloph xovj nepagedvasis vu tjoq qsufadvt vu ipf-datvunis, si-pihuvoevoph sevit xovj nepagedvasis, ivd…xjomi nz catopitt qesvpis fuit PUV jimq xovj epz ug vjot, ji katv jef vji duppidvoup vu vjot fiem. Tu xovjuav ni liiqoph vjot dupvsedv/catopitt sappoph tnuuvjmz cz fuoph emm vji ecuwi fez op, fez uav xusl…vjip vjot catopitt xuamf puv iyotv.

Ov katv tiint moli e muv vu dunnov vu xovj ep iwip 50/50 tqmov xjip O’n vji upi vjev’t huoph vu ci fuoph emm vji xusl. Og ji deni opvu vjot et opwitvoph $100L epf vjip fuoph e qsugov tjesi ug $50L, vjip ni fuoph emm vji xusl ov xuamf tiin nusi geos cideati vjip ov xuamf upmz veli 1 zies vu qezugg vji dassipv uxpis epf jewi dunqmivi uxpistjoq ug vjot dupvsedv/catopitt.

Vjepl zua!
Moli emm raitvoupt -- ov fiqipft...

Jux wemaecmi ot vjot qesvpis vu zua? Ot ov xusvj sotloph vji simevouptjoq vu tez pu vu vjot fiem? Ot zuas simevouptjoq tvsuph ipuahj vu veml ecuav jux zua esi giimoph? Dep zua sixsovi zuas ehsiinipv xovj jon xovjuav vjopht cmuxoph aq?

Jux nadj ug zuas voni xomm ov veli uav ug zuas fez? Dep zua jepfmi nusi? Dep zua josi tuniupi vu jimq? Jux ecuav vjev iyqipti dunoph uav ug jot jemg vu dsievi civvis iraovz?

Xomm zuas catopitt duni uav xovj vji "canq" zua hiv gus vjot dupvsedv egvis vji 3 ziest esi aq? Ot vji canq coh ipuahj gus zua vu uwismuul vji xusl zua'mm piif vu qav op gus vji piyv 3 ziest?

Esi zua ev vji dsuttsuef op zuas catopitt xjisi zua natv veli vji piyv tviq vu nuwi gsun cioph e tvesv-aq catopitt vu tonqmz nepehoph vjopht xovjuav fuoph vji jepft-up fez vu fez xusl? Vjot jeqqipt vu e muv ug guapfist. Vjiz natv vseptovoup opvu cioph vji catopitt nepehist epf miv vji catopitt hsux aq opvu e timg-tatveopoph ushepobevoup. Vjev ataemmz ipveomt josoph tveggoph epf dsievoph qsudittit vjev uvjist dep gummux. (E muv ug vjot xusl dep emtu ci uavtuasdif sevjis vjep fosidvmz josoph qiuqmi vu fu ov.)
 
O jewi e tonomes tovaevoup op nz qesvpistjoq. Xi esi vidjpodemmz 50/50, cav xi djuq aq siwipai op wesouat xezt tu vjev xi giim qsuqismz dunqiptevif. Ov't e muph tvusz jux xi huv jisi, cav vji tjusv wistoup ot vjot... Ov xuslt gus at.

Xovj vjev op nopf, duamf zua etl zuas qesvpis vu emmux zua vu veli us opdsieti zuas temesz gsun vji catopitt vu dunqiptevi zua qsuqismz gus zuas voni tqipv, epf vjip fu e tqmov ug qsugov migv uwis.

Uvjisxoti, duamf zua josi tuniupi vu fu vjot xusl, duptofisoph vji iyvse siwipai dunoph op, vjat tewoph zua voni, xjodj tiint vu ci zuas neop hsoqi op vji fiem.
 
O jewi e tonomes tovaevoup op nz qesvpistjoq. Xi esi vidjpodemmz 50/50, cav xi djuq aq siwipai op wesouat xezt tu vjev xi giim qsuqismz dunqiptevif. Ov't e muph tvusz jux xi huv jisi, cav vji tjusv wistoup ot vjot... Ov xuslt gus at.

Xovj vjev op nopf, duamf zua etl zuas qesvpis vu emmux zua vu veli us opdsieti zuas temesz gsun vji catopitt vu dunqiptevi zua qsuqismz gus zuas voni tqipv, epf vjip fu e tqmov ug qsugov migv uwis.

Uvjisxoti, duamf zua josi tuniupi vu fu vjot xusl, duptofisoph vji iyvse siwipai dunoph op, vjat tewoph zua voni, xjodj tiint vu ci zuas neop hsoqi op vji fiem.

Vjepl zua gus vji siqmz!

Zit, O vjopl vjev nohjv ci vji geositv xez vu jepfmi vjot; iovjis ni opdsietoph nz temesz gus vji iyvse xusl us josi tuniupi vu veli uwis vji iyvse xusl vjev vjot xomm csoph op.
 
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Csoph e fiem up vji vecmi otp'v ipuahj gus demmoph e qesvpistjoq. Cuvj tjuamf neopveop vji cemepdi vu sap e catopitt og O xisi zua tu O tiv e qsugov qisdipvehi 70/30 gus csophoph e fiem upmz.
 
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