This article was co-authored by Dave Labowitz and by wikiHow staff writer, Jennifer Mueller, JD. Dave Labowitz is a Business Coach who helps pre-entrepreneurs, solopreneurs/entrepreneurs, and team leaders start, scale, and lead their businesses and teams. Before beginning his coaching career, Dave was a startup executive who spent over a decade building high-growth companies. Dave’s “path less traveled” life includes adventures such as dropping out of high school, co-authoring a book in the Smithsonian Institute, and getting his MBA at Pepperdine’s Graziadio Business School.
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In many ways, buying a percentage of a business is no different than buying an existing business outright. You'll still negotiate with the existing owners to form an agreement that outlines each owner's rights and responsibilities. However, this type of ownership means you'll be entering a partnership with the existing business owners. We'll show you how to negotiate this offer so that you and the company will benefit from the partnership.