The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Foundation for Entrepreneurship, has just released a new series of articles about how to stragically partner or align yourself with a larger company as a means to boost profits and success. Here is the project summary and link to the article database. This is good stuff for those of you on the edge of greatness.
Summary: For entrepreneurs building
growth companies, engaging strategic partners tends to be par for the
course. The bottom line is the right partner can drive success for your
company while the wrong partner can be stifling. This collection
provides entrepreneurs insights on identifying, selecting, and
negotiating with prospective partners and covers ways to manage
effectively the partner relationship to maximize chances for success.
Here are the articles on strategic partnerships along with stories, tools, and other resources:
