TCM - partnership - theory & practice

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Nora,

 

If you mean *legally* a partnership, I would advise against it. If you mean

sharing an office with like-minded colleagues, well, that's something

different.

 

A partnership means each of you assumes liability for the others; if there is

a divorce, say, of one of the partners, that partner's divorced spouse can

sue the partnership for assets...same in case of death. It's not generally a

good legal plan for people in business together unless there is some specific

reason you want this.

 

I was in a partnership with 2 other people for 10 yrs. (not in acupuncture).

I was reluctant to leave the partnership because I didn't want to lose

access to our dance studio (which was the shared business), but over time, the

interpersonal relationships between the partners became quite rocky and a

constant

source of tension.

 

Likewise, for a cooperative type business situation, you must be clear what

your own state laws are. Some states prohibit certain types of business

arrangments in an attempt to stop the " clinic-mills " .

 

---RoseAnne