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FRIEND vs. FRIENEMIE: SHOULD YOU DO BUSINESS?

Neyara Nior By Posted on 1 3 m read 144 views

Doing business with friends is a topic that some stay away from. Some people are all for it, while others are totally against it. One thing is certain, before you do business with anyone, you have to know who you’re dealing with, and if true colors surface later, listen to Maya Angelou: “When someone shows you who they are—Believe Them!

 

If you truly know who your friends are, there won’t be a problem if you do business with each other, and it could possibly enhance your friendship in a positive way. If you know that your personalities will clash with the vigorous scheduling and tight work schedule, then of course, doing business will not be the best thing to do, as there will be many late nights, and trust will be tested on a regular basis. Ground rules must be set, a plan of action needs to be put into place to work through the business plan, and you all must have the same vision and end goal in mind.

 

Working with friends, is about overcoming the difficult situations, and working through the uncomfortable moments that matter. As friends if one of you are unhappy with an outcome, you have to take time to sit down, and give each other the opportunity to both say how you feel, understand what each other are saying because both of your feelings are valid. Then begins the process of moving forward, and making conscious efforts to be effective still while meeting everyone’s desires. That’s how real women take charge-friends or not.

 

However, it seems that many women don’t know how to choose friends, or it could be that we as women put too much on the table in the beginning. Women gain “frenemies”, or in nicer words acquaintances, because they put too much trust in untrustworthy people, and untrustworthy people will turn on youWhen you make new “friends” you have to treat it like a real relationship, because in the end it will be. 

Working with friends

Start on page one and you move forward one page at a time. Don’t move to chapter eight, because you like what they’ve shown you in a few days. Take time and feel people out, especially those who you want to invest in. You don’t have to put your whole life story on the table, with who you know, and how you plan to be successful. Don’t give chapters one through thirteen over dinner one night in a short synopsis.

 

You should never be putting more out than the other person, unless you are the CEO. If this is an equal business endeavor, it should be an equal give and take process. You’re building not only a friendship, but you’re building a work relationship. Going through things, and seeing how people handle situations help you to determine if someone has good character and are worthy to be your friend. No more meeting and instantly you’re besties.

 

Be wise about who you tell your business to, and who you do business with. Doing business with friends can be a beautiful thing, if you both have an understanding of each other, and are both working towards the same goal. However, when you mistake frenemies for friends, that’s when ugly situations arise, and you’ll become vulnerable, because you’ve shared your all, and they will use your all against you.

Do you know who your friends, and freneimies are? Do you believe in doing business with friends?

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