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7 questions to ask before you go into business with anyone 

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

Partnerships. Strategic Alliances. Joint ventures. Investors. Vendor-Client relationships. Teaming up with other humans is undoubtedly the fastest way to create extraordinary business success. Good partnerships are greater than the sum of their parts. No one is an island. No entrepreneur succeeds alone. . Whenever and wherever you find yourself with a terrific, exciting opportunity to jump into something with another human , you also expose yourself to huge risk. .

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GM's Restructuring Illustrates Multiple Trends

Small Business Labs

GM recently announced a restructuring plan that includes laying off about 14,000 employees and halting production at five of its North American auto plants. The announcement got a lot of attention, most of it rightly focused on the impact on workers and what it might mean for the broader economy.  But since we track and forecast trends, we focused on how GM's moves are being driven by a mix of businesses and technological trends.

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