Five Reasons Not to Make Someone a Partner

Businessman with hand extended in "no" gestureDon’t ignore the red flags.

By Marc Rosenberg
The Rosenberg Practice Management Library

Mostly, you’d have to be a fool not to want to be a partner. But being a partner isn’t for everybody.

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The reasons listed below exclude issues not germane to this discussion, such as a desire to change careers, opportunities to join one’s family business or boredom with accounting.