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From Cave Walls to Boardrooms: The Evolution of Collaboration

Peter Simoons

This early form of collaboration was likely based on trust. The industrial revolution saw the birth of factories, and a new type of collaboration. Today, a new generation of entrepreneurs is redefining collaboration with an open, transparent and supportive mindset. The spectrum of collaboration ranges from trust to control.

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David and Goliath Relationships

Peter Simoons

Of course, there are the good Goliaths, the truly collaborative ones. In some cases it is part of the collaborative company culture, in other cases it is just the people involved that know how to build bridges across internal red tape. Is your company enabling you to build and maintain truly collaborative business partnerships?

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Alliance Failure and Alliance Success: The 80% Rule

Peter Simoons

This is what I term, the 80% rule: 80% of ad hoc unstructured business partnerships and strategic alliances fail, while contrariwise, 80% of the companies that follow a structured approach establish prosperous business partnerships and strategic alliances. This builds a strong foundation for long-term collaboration.

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How to Partner With Other Companies to Grow Your Business

B Plans

You don’t have to exchange “I do” vows with another corporation to collaborate. How do you get a business partnership? Check out some of the conventional and innovative partnership options that have worked for other businesses. Don’t jump into partnerships, plan them out. No standing is a “bad” standing.

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Discovering The Right Partnerships with Sales Insights

CoSell

As a business owner, you’re on the lookout for ways to collaborate with the right partners. Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur, a small business, or part of a larger organization, working with the right partners offers a way to expand awareness and build a loyal customer base. Not all partnerships will provide the same value.

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Understand the Cultural Differences

Peter Simoons

The same is true with building business partnerships. When establishing a partnership with another company, you are bringing two different cultures together. Merging cultures with your partner and finding a way to do things together shall push you even further towards your partnership’s success.

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How to Plan, Manage, and Measure Strong Channel Business Partnerships

Successful Channels

can do to build stronger and more committed partnerships for their channel. I decided to look at what great thinkers from today and before having had to say about how to build lasting collaborations. And, how more committed partnerships generate greater levels of revenue contribution from your channel. Oliver Wendall Holmes Jr.