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episode 8: How to Build Strategic Partnerships for Your Business
The ups and downs that the whole economy is facing should not be a key factor of your business making it. Maintaining a positive outlook and appealing to your consumer will always be a key driver of your business’s success.
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Finding the Right Strategic Partnership for You
- Doing research about partnerships with others can help you learn about improving your business.
- There is no one-size-fits all approach.
- Your partnerships will differ from others.
Building Strategic Partnerships with the Exit Mindset
- Your partnerships are part of your infrastructure.
- When prospective buyers see mutually beneficial relationships, they will see more value in your company.
- What kind of relationship would appear intelligent, effective, and able to deliver results?
How to Think Like a Buyer
- Become an objective observer of your own business.
- Change your perspective and imagine that you want to buy a company similar to yours.
- There are many different ways to look at your company from the outside. Find a way that works for you.
Playing the Long Game
- Your end result is what matters.
- Find tangible ways to improve your company.
- If you have no strategic alliances, then you probably need to reevaluate your approach.
A Strategic Partnership Benefits Both Sides
- It will require sacrifice.
- Strategic partnerships cannot be one-sided.
- You can't give 100% and get nothing in return.
- Encourage the other side to engage with you or help you in some way.
How to Make a Strategic Partnership Proposal
- First and foremost, evaluate what the other side is doing and have a plan in place.
- When you start your strategic partnership proposal, you have to have a model for what it would look like.
- You’ll have to get through a lot of dead ends to find the strategic partners who will ultimately work with you.
Strategic Partnerships in the Time of Covid-19
- Many businesses that couldn’t find the time or resources to seek out strategic partnerships before COVID-19 are now suddenly investing in them.
- If you’re struggling to come up with new ideas, don’t get frustrated.
- Once you get the ball rolling, you’ll find that there are plenty of strategic partnerships out there.
The Bottom Line
- Bringing strategic partnerships into your business isn’t just a destination; it’s a journey.
- In the end, that’s what separates winners from everyone else.
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