
Explore how to negotiate and draft partnership agreements, including overview of the agreements, contract duration, responsibilities, compensation structures (cash, equity, profit sharing), breach handling, case studies, and common questions.
Meet Chris Benjamin, a seasoned CFO with an MBA and entrepreneurship focus who guides startups from seed stage through partnership agreements to IPO.
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Learn practical Excel basics for business use, including building tables, applying formatting and borders, using AutoSum and formulas, and creating charts to present sales data clearly.
Explore how to craft crystal clear partnership agreements for outsourced executives, covering complex equity terms, vesting, dilution, contingency payments, funding, and breach of contract.
Set the duration of the agreement to a practical term, typically one to two years, and include notice periods and termination fees to prevent open-ended contracts.
Define clear responsibilities and obligations in a partnership agreement, with specific deliverables and timelines such as a financial forecast and asset ownership, avoiding vague terms and over delivering.
Secure upfront retainers and monthly due dates to guarantee cash payments, including the cash portion, bill against a retainer, and enforce late-payment penalties to protect yourself in short-term partnerships.
Learn how to get paid with equity or ownership through stock or a percentage stake, avoid dilution with an anti-dilution clause, and document your rights in a written partnership agreement.
Clarify what constitutes a breach of contract and how reliance on others, best effort, and clearly defined roles influence payment, performance, and third-party arbitration outcomes.
Three case studies teach how clear deliverables and properly issued stock or partnership agreements, including anti-dilution clauses, prevent disputes and protect ownership.
Explore common questions about partnership agreements, from negotiating salary increases and ownership with investors to anti-dilution, contract duration, termination notices, and remedies for breaches.
Protect your interests by negotiating the best partnership terms upfront, including payment, equity, ownership, obligations, deadlines, and breach of contract issues.
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Are You An Entrepreneur or Business Owner?
Have You Ever Entered a Partnership In The Past and Ran Into Trouble?
Are You Thinking About Entering A Partnership With Another Person or Company?
Are You Not Sure What Are The Key Terms To Include and Be Careful Of Are?
If You Answered "Yes" To Any Of The Above, Look No Further. This Is The Course For You!
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As someone in business, you may one day find yourself forming a partnership agreement with another person or company. You may be being hired to work for them, or maybe you are forming a new company with another person or group. Regardless of why you are entering a partnership agreement, you want to make sure that you negotiate a fair deal that compensates you properly and protects your rights.
Be a partnership agreement pro with this course!
In this course you will learn what you need to know to effectively enter a partnership agreement. Learn about ways to structure compensation, whether its equity, cash or a combination, what the duration of the agreement is, what your roles and responsibilities under the partnership agreement are, and what the others involved are responsible for. We will cover case studies as well as several FAQs.
What We Do In The Course:
Learn about proper compensation structure and what is fair
Learn about structuring your role and responsibilities
Learn the latest developments and trends
Breach of contract - what it is and what happens
View 3 case studies of other partnership agreements and learn from them
Review 10 FAQs about partnership agreements
And Much More!!!
At any point if you have a question, please feel free to ask through the course forum, I'd be happy to answer any and all questions.
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About The Instructor
Chris Benjamin, MBA & CFO is a seasoned professional with over 25 years experience in accounting, finance, acquisitions and partnership agreements. Having spent the first 10 years of my career in corporate settings with both large and small companies, I learned a lot about the accounting process, managing accounting departments, financial reporting, external reporting to board of directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and working with external auditors.
The following 10+ years I decided to go into CFO Consulting, working with growing companies and bringing CFO level experience to companies. I help implement proper best business practices in accounting and finance, consult on implementation of accounting systems, implementing accounting procedures, while also still fulfilling the CFO roll for many of my clients which includes financial reporting, auditing, working with investors, financial analysis and much more.
Thank you for signing up for this course on Udemy. I look forward to being your instructor for this course and many more!
Chris Benjamin, Instructor, CFO & MBA