CHAPTER 10

Businesses with More Than One Owner

As freelancing evolves, more and more people who identify themselves as freelancers are thinking about joining forces to do business together, either informally through closed networks, or as formal co-owners of a legal entity. Running a business with other people has plenty of advantages. Partners can divide the expenses and administrative work associated with running the business, and leverage their distinct talents to build a stronger brand. Businesses with more than one owner are also inherently more complicated than solo businesses, enough that it is beyond the scope of this book to address all of the important issues that business partners need to address when organizing their business. This ...

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