The key to success – choose
right partnersmeldunn.com.au
Do you promote yourself as offering prompt, reliable and quality service?
Of course – none of us promote ourselves as anything less, and equally we strive to provide this level of service all time.
So what happens when you take your networking to next level, and start to offer referrals, or even establish partnerships or alliances for certain activities?
Whatever you do at this point creates significant impact on your business and personal reputation – potentially positive and also potentially negative.
One of successes of Global Business and Development Solutions (globizdev.com) is not just that we are an alliance spanning Australia, South Africa, UK and USA. Rather, our success results because we share like values, and each commit to providing same level of service, whether individually sourced, referred, or a shared client.
I am using word ‘partner’ loosely – as a catch all for someone we refer business to/from, someone we collaborate on a project with, someone we join market and so on.
Regardless - choosing right partner is critical.
So how do I choose right partner?
At some point depending on level of activity you enter, it could be important to get specialist legal, due diligence and other financial advice – which is beyond scope of this article. Some key principles I have followed to successfully establish partnerships and alliances include:
