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Entrepreneur Ideas – How to work with a business partner – Ask Evan


hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer question

episode I’m going to answer question

episode I’m going to answer question from one of my YouTube and Facebook

from one of my YouTube and Facebook

from one of my YouTube and Facebook viewers cozy blankets who was in the

viewers cozy blankets who was in the

viewers cozy blankets who was in the partnership with her business with her

partnership with her business with her

partnership with her business with her husband and is finding that they

husband and is finding that they

husband and is finding that they disagree on how to grow the business and

disagree on how to grow the business and

disagree on how to grow the business and one of my advice on how to work out

one of my advice on how to work out

one of my advice on how to work out partnerships so with my experience right

partnerships so with my experience right

partnerships so with my experience right now I’m the only owner in Evan

now I’m the only owner in Evan

now I’m the only owner in Evan Carmichael calm in my previous

Carmichael calm in my previous

Carmichael calm in my previous businesses I’ve had partners and my wife

businesses I’ve had partners and my wife

businesses I’ve had partners and my wife also owns her own business and I’m

also owns her own business and I’m

also owns her own business and I’m almost a partner in that business turns

almost a partner in that business turns

almost a partner in that business turns up giving advice and trying to help her

up giving advice and trying to help her

up giving advice and trying to help her out with her company as well it’s

out with her company as well it’s

out with her company as well it’s especially hard when you’re married to

especially hard when you’re married to

especially hard when you’re married to your partner because there’s a whole

your partner because there’s a whole

your partner because there’s a whole other set of issues that you know come

other set of issues that you know come

other set of issues that you know come in these up beyond just the business

in these up beyond just the business

in these up beyond just the business part of it but usually what I found in

part of it but usually what I found in

part of it but usually what I found in any kind of partnership situation if

any kind of partnership situation if

any kind of partnership situation if you’re married or not is you have one

you’re married or not is you have one

you’re married or not is you have one person who’s a little bit more you know

person who’s a little bit more you know

person who’s a little bit more you know aggressive and wants to grow and has

aggressive and wants to grow and has

aggressive and wants to grow and has risked your ideas and the other person

risked your ideas and the other person

risked your ideas and the other person is a little bit more play it safe

is a little bit more play it safe

is a little bit more play it safe risk-averse conservative doesn’t want to

risk-averse conservative doesn’t want to

risk-averse conservative doesn’t want to try as many new things there’s worried

try as many new things there’s worried

try as many new things there’s worried about the downside so you have the

about the downside so you have the

about the downside so you have the worrier and the optimist it’s typically

worrier and the optimist it’s typically

worrier and the optimist it’s typically how it works out with a lot of different

how it works out with a lot of different

how it works out with a lot of different partnerships so I don’t know which one

partnerships so I don’t know which one

partnerships so I don’t know which one you are if you’re the warrior if you’re

you are if you’re the warrior if you’re

you are if you’re the warrior if you’re the optimist but what you need to do

the optimist but what you need to do

the optimist but what you need to do then my experience in working with

then my experience in working with

then my experience in working with partnerships versus understand the other

partnerships versus understand the other

partnerships versus understand the other person’s you got to sit down understand

person’s you got to sit down understand

person’s you got to sit down understand where they’re coming from you know try

where they’re coming from you know try

where they’re coming from you know try to explain your part listen to to what

to explain your part listen to to what

to explain your part listen to to what they’re saying you know really carefully

they’re saying you know really carefully

they’re saying you know really carefully try to get a really firm grasp of why

try to get a really firm grasp of why

try to get a really firm grasp of why they’re concerned with what you want to

they’re concerned with what you want to

they’re concerned with what you want to do versus what they want to do and then

do versus what they want to do and then

do versus what they want to do and then the next thing I would do is try to

the next thing I would do is try to

the next thing I would do is try to start it on a small scale so whatever

start it on a small scale so whatever

start it on a small scale so whatever big idea you have that you want to go

big idea you have that you want to go

big idea you have that you want to go after start small start it on a really

after start small start it on a really

after start small start it on a really small scale something that you can see

small scale something that you can see

small scale something that you can see if it works you commit really minimal

if it works you commit really minimal

if it works you commit really minimal time and budget to it especially the

time and budget to it especially the

time and budget to it especially the money side you that’s what’s more of the

money side you that’s what’s more of the

money side you that’s what’s more of the concern than the time we’re gonna spend

concern than the time we’re gonna spend

concern than the time we’re gonna spend all this money on stuff that’s not going

all this money on stuff that’s not going

all this money on stuff that’s not going to work out so try to get it started

to work out so try to get it started

to work out so try to get it started without spending a lot of money or

without spending a lot of money or

without spending a lot of money or without spending any money just your

without spending any money just your

without spending any money just your time and see if you can build a little

time and see if you can build a little

time and see if you can build a little bit of momentum I know with my wife’s

bit of momentum I know with my wife’s

bit of momentum I know with my wife’s business I encourage you to do a whole

business I encourage you to do a whole

business I encourage you to do a whole bunch of stuff and we slowly get into

bunch of stuff and we slowly get into

bunch of stuff and we slowly get into things she’s definitely the more

things she’s definitely the more

things she’s definitely the more conservative person and I’m the more

conservative person and I’m the more

conservative person and I’m the more let’s try something out and I’ll try a

let’s try something out and I’ll try a

let’s try something out and I’ll try a whole bunch of stuff with my business

whole bunch of stuff with my business

whole bunch of stuff with my business and we’ll have a whole bunch of failures

and we’ll have a whole bunch of failures

and we’ll have a whole bunch of failures and then the ones that really work I’ll

and then the ones that really work I’ll

and then the ones that really work I’ll give to her and say hey this work for me

give to her and say hey this work for me

give to her and say hey this work for me you should go and try and it can

you should go and try and it can

you should go and try and it can hopefully work for you and again you

hopefully work for you and again you

hopefully work for you and again you start on a small scale and then build it

start on a small scale and then build it

start on a small scale and then build it up so that’s the best strategy that I

up so that’s the best strategy that I

up so that’s the best strategy that I would give you a start small find a way

would give you a start small find a way

would give you a start small find a way to make it work finally way to make it

to make it work finally way to make it

to make it work finally way to make it start generating some attention a

start generating some attention a

start generating some attention a certain generating some revenue and

certain generating some revenue and

certain generating some revenue and build it up from there the other thing

build it up from there the other thing

build it up from there the other thing that can help is if you show case

that can help is if you show case

that can help is if you show case studies so if you show other companies

studies so if you show other companies

studies so if you show other companies that have done it before if you know you

that have done it before if you know you

that have done it before if you know you see me giving advice work for me you can

see me giving advice work for me you can

see me giving advice work for me you can say well work for Evan so let’s give it

say well work for Evan so let’s give it

say well work for Evan so let’s give it a shot or whoever else you look up two

a shot or whoever else you look up two

a shot or whoever else you look up two if it’s a famous entrepreneur or

if it’s a famous entrepreneur or

if it’s a famous entrepreneur or something else you’ve read online show

something else you’ve read online show

something else you’ve read online show that its work with somebody else and

that its work with somebody else and

that its work with somebody else and it’s a lot easier to kind of convince

it’s a lot easier to kind of convince

it’s a lot easier to kind of convince them to want to take that first step but

them to want to take that first step but

them to want to take that first step but again some step one the small step

again some step one the small step

again some step one the small step launch it you know might fail we locked

launch it you know might fail we locked

launch it you know might fail we locked a ton of different things than never

a ton of different things than never

a ton of different things than never chemical calm and Muslim don’t go

chemical calm and Muslim don’t go

chemical calm and Muslim don’t go anywhere it’s a whole bunch of small

anywhere it’s a whole bunch of small

anywhere it’s a whole bunch of small test and then you see the ones that are

test and then you see the ones that are

test and then you see the ones that are working and you start to expand those

working and you start to expand those

working and you start to expand those and the ones that don’t work then you

and the ones that don’t work then you

and the ones that don’t work then you shut them down and move on to new things

shut them down and move on to new things

shut them down and move on to new things so you want to encourage trying out new

so you want to encourage trying out new

so you want to encourage trying out new things as long as it’s not so risky that

things as long as it’s not so risky that

things as long as it’s not so risky that it could sink your company because

it could sink your company because

it could sink your company because they’re spending a lot of money on it or

they’re spending a lot of money on it or

they’re spending a lot of money on it or all of your time on it I hope that helps

all of your time on it I hope that helps

all of your time on it I hope that helps if you guys liked the video please give

if you guys liked the video please give

if you guys liked the video please give it a thumbs up I love seeing those comes

it a thumbs up I love seeing those comes

it a thumbs up I love seeing those comes in makes me want to make more of these

in makes me want to make more of these

in makes me want to make more of these videos few guys and it I’d love to hear

videos few guys and it I’d love to hear

videos few guys and it I’d love to hear how you work with your partner if you

how you work with your partner if you

how you work with your partner if you want to leave a comment under the video

want to leave a comment under the video

want to leave a comment under the video or if you have anything else to share

or if you have anything else to share

or if you have anything else to share please leave a comment below and we’ll

please leave a comment below and we’ll

please leave a comment below and we’ll see you on the next episode

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