Do you have one or more key employees that you want to keep around with a greater stake in the outcome? Here's how we can help by making sure that:

• You are doing this for the right reasons.
• You are ready to pursue this (there are two tests to determine this).
• The group isn't large because a) you are having trouble making a distinguishing decision, as we call it; b) you want to spread the risk by putting eggs in different baskets to see who will rise to the top; c) you feel the freedom to "arrange marriages" with minority partners who would never partner on their own.
  
• Each candidate is qualified. We have a specific "risk" tool we apply, as well as twenty-three very specific questions to help screen candidates in a helpful, learning environment.
• This first step is on a defined path to the right place, and that the definition of what happens next eliminates surprises.
• Owning a part of the firm is fully understood, including the eight "cons" that must balance out the "pros."
• Simpler, cheaper, safer options wouldn't make more sense on the way to actual ownership. We have two, in particular, that have been very well received by the marketplace.
• The final plan, if it is for equity sharing, is constructing appropriately with adequate protection for each party.

After managing more than 100 projects of various types, we've learned what works and what doesn't.