Advice on structuring a partnership

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by a searcher from Boston University - Questrom School of Business
in Philadelphia, PA, USA

4yrs ago

Advice on structuring a partnership

Hello all,

I am pursuing a digital agency with a listed price of ~$1.8M via a SBA loan.

I have several investors looking to become passive partners. The investors offering to put up between $25-$100k each, meaning they would cover between 50-80% of a $180k down payment.

What are the typical structures people use in this type of scenario? Are there any good resources I should be reviewing for different options?

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reply by a searcher 4yrs ago
from University of Windsor in Vancouver, BC, Canada

Hi Jon, thanks for your post... I was looking for some insight on various partnership structures too and found these very helpful.

Great community sharing!
Search on!

reply by a searcher 3yrs ago
from University of Oxford in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Hello Manuel. I think the basic issues that should be answered by the operating agreement are: (i) who does what and what kind of reporting will be rendered to the company; (ii) how profits are allocated; and (iii) how the decision making process works, including how to solve an impasse situation... But, again, depending on the type of company / industry / venture, there may be other relevant topics to be included.