Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds

Just dont forget the majority of partnerships break up within the first 2 years, so forget how good mates you are and make sure from the start everything is clear and transparent with everything you set out to do, every penny you invest and how things are split. Contracts etc also required.
This way you wont fall out over silly things which could turn into big things causing a split.
Forget about making loads of money and take every year as it comes. Make sure no matter how small the job is or how little YOU have quoted for it, you do it at the very highest of standards you possibly can even if it means you only break even on the job or even lose on it, because you have miss quoted, as one or two bad jobs could bring down your rep a lot faster than you have built it up! ! ! ! ! ! ! !