| Growing your company sales by adding promotional | | | | partnership. Don't look at this concept as leaching off |
| and sales agents and increasing your marketing | | | | of other company's resources, to the contrary, |
| exposure is an obvious way to beef up revenues but | | | | carefully researched and structured alliances will |
| few companies consider the virtually instantaneous | | | | transform the here and now as well as future |
| power of strategic alliances. Creating strategic | | | | business of all parties involved. Strategic alliances will |
| partnerships with 'would be' rivals and companies that | | | | also enhance your appeal as an 'invest-able' business |
| cater to your business genre can help you rapidly | | | | to venture capital firms and angel investors. |
| take possession of your market. | | | | Think about it. You have a carefully constructed and |
| If you are a printer, team up with brochure | | | | managed corporate infrastructure. You've taken the |
| designers, ink and paper distributors, advertising firms | | | | steps to make sure that each of your 'C' level |
| and print solution resellers. If you are a solar panel | | | | executives has been promoted as the 'who's who' in |
| technology company then team up with corporations | | | | the industry to speed up investor due diligence and |
| who have government grants for research and | | | | increase customer confidence. You've carefully |
| development and other alternative energy groups | | | | selected a board of directors that will effectively and |
| such as wind energy turbine technology firms, | | | | actively guide you through the turbulent industry |
| Department of Energy contractors etc. By teaming | | | | environment with their proven track record of |
| up with other companies and combining resources. | | | | success. And you've even initiated and solidified |
| You can stimulate growth in every area of your | | | | powerful partnerships that enhance your business |
| business. Look at each individual product and service | | | | concept and strengthen the longevity of your |
| you offer. | | | | company. |
| Now think of other companies who you can team up | | | | You are now ready for expansion, investors, venture |
| with to share resources. Make sure you create win | | | | capital firms, taking your company public, attracting a |
| win opportunities for everyone involved as this is the | | | | professional CEO or CFO and practically anything your |
| only way to truly take advantage of this type of | | | | company is setting out to do. |