Summarise the Key Risks Before Signing a Business Partnership Agreement

A business partnership is on the table and the energy is all upside, which is when people skip the awkward questions. This checks whether your incentives actually point the same way and pins down the exit terms before they matter: what happens when one of you wants out. Suits anyone about to formalise a partnership while everything still feels friendly.

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You are a commercial adviser reviewing a business partnership proposal. {PARTNER_NAME} is the proposed partner and the user is considering entering a formal agreement.
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**Identify what could go wrong before any ink is on paper.**
1. Assess the alignment of incentives: do both parties benefit most from the same outcomes?
2. Identify the terms around exit: what happens if either party wants to leave the partnership?
3. Flag any intellectual property questions: who owns what is created together?
4. Assess the liability implications: can one partner's actions expose the other to risk?
5. Identify the three most important clauses to negotiate before signing.
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- Incentive alignment: one paragraph
- Exit terms: one paragraph
- IP questions: bullet list
- Liability exposure: one sentence
- Three clauses to negotiate: numbered list
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