During Valentine’s Day month, we are taking a look at 50-50 owned private businesses.  Forming a co-owned company may sound like a good idea on paper because the two partners are close friends or family members who are making the same investment, sharing equal control, and receiving the same financial returns. But, as in marriages

Business divorces take place in all types of private companies, including those owned and operated by family members. But families that are willing to engage in thoughtful planning can head off some of the internal conflicts that lead to business divorces, and if the exit of a family member from the company does becomes unavoidable