Together, We’re Better | But How Do We Share the Money?? A Critical Conversation to Make Joint Ventures Work
If 2005 was the year the ‘Multiple Streams’ conversation opened up…resulting in many coaches affirming their commitment to success as soloentrepreneurs…
2006 has been the year of “how do we ‘hold hands’ with the right people, for the right result in our businesses?”
[Next year, by the way, is when I believe we'll start seriously 'going steady' in some cases - forming partnerships, alliances and even mergers and acquisitions. It's just a natural progression from holding hands, don't you think? 
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Relationship analogies aside, it’s been a lovely process to watch:
(1) Individuals looking within for their Center of Authenticity, asking what message they’re here to stand for, and then doing the work to excavate that.
(2) In discovering the message they’re here to deliver, becoming crystal-clear on what they’re NOT here to deliver…and in that clarity, being able to ask for the missing pieces…
The result? Joint ventures being solidified among some of the most far-flung, unexpected and fruitful individuals. After all, together we know everything and can do everything we’re meant to do, or so I believe.
Which is why the piece on how to share the money in joint ventures is so critically important. Many times, small business owners won’t even open their minds to the potential available in a partnership because they don’t know how to have ‘THAT conversation.’
Enter a simple formula that depersonalizes and logic-izes that conversation, and suddenly, so many more joint ventures are possible. You wouldn’t agree to help Michaelangelo paint the ceiling without a great set of paintbrushes, would you?
So by popular demand, we’ve taken the 1-hour recording and notes of this call:
“How Not To Mess Up A Joint Venture: Including A Formula for Sharing the Money”
And – for the first time – made it available as a package on its own.
Background: the very original material was literally pulled out of us at the Power of Collaboration Conference in May, where the segment on Sharing the Money took 3 times longer to deliver than anticipated, the demand for this advanced material was so great.
And then a teleseminar on this topic was held on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 from 400 to 455 PM Eastern as part of our Money and Meaning Book Festival. Again, extremely well received with far-reaching results.
So are you ready to learn the formula for sharing the money? Equip yourself, period, for the ‘money conversation’ with all the partners you plan to reach next year?
It’s not complicated, nor does it require a calculator, really. In fact, I dare say a large portion of the value of the material is from the sheer simplicity and robustness of the formula. I use it myself almost every day, and definitely several times a week, for myself and for clients. Adaptable as it is, it hasn’t ‘failed’ me yet.
Think about it – with the right joint venture partners in place, you really can ensure your success. The trick is how to find the right ones, and then once found, how to negotiate a deal that works.
Because the single biggest problem in the joint venturing process is often negotiating the revenue share.
If everything else is set up well – including the offer itself, the promotional copy, the schedule of the announcement, and even the follow-through calls, etc. – if you haven’t properly broached the topic of how the money will be shared, the potential for a falling out is big.
It’s true, isn’t it? Even when it comes to talking about specifics of money with your significant other, things can get heated fast.
Which leads us to today. For the first 25 to purchase before December 15, 2006, the 1-hour audio recording with notes entitled ‘Joint Ventures, How Not to Mess them Up, and a Formula for Sharing the Money’ is available for $57. (Regular price $77.)
As with all our offerings we do offer a no-hassle money-back guarantee, which in all our years in business has been ‘invoked’ 3 times to date. (We believe in overdelivering!) However we do ask that you commit to practicing the formula – adapting the sample script provided. No random tire kickers, please!
Click here to purchase now and you’ll receive the material within just a few minutes via email:
Oh by the way. I would be amiss if I didn’t insert a note of caution. I do tend to have a lighthearted touch as facilitator of these calls, **especially** when delivering serious material.
So although the nuts and bolts material is rich, be prepared for a few joint-venture related stories along the way, including one that’s eye-opening about Heaven and Hell.
I trust you will enjoy, and report back about the money conversations you made work as a result. Here’s the link again:
“Wow! what a great layout for the conversation. I love the two stories you tell, it makes it really clear.
Talk about timing. I just met with a business consultant who wants to use my convening skills for a conversation cafe within a company and the conversation turned to compensation. I shared this model with him and he loved it. Thought it was right on the mark. ”
– Matthew Rochte, coach for Seasoned Coaches
www.coachingintentionally.com
