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The buzz: Partners. Small businesses today must deftly manage business partnerships without risking IP, valued talent, or worse, in a business milieu where the lines can blur between cooperation and competition. And in the networked economy, supply chains can shift and transform seamlessly. How can a small business owner shore-up enough protection to avoid getting squeezed out? How often should they re-examine business agreements? What red flags signal that it\u2019s time to start looking for a new business partner? The experts speak. Susan Wilson Solovic, 'THE Small Business Expert': \u201cFailure is the key to entrepreneurial success. If you aren't failing, you aren't doing.\u201d Morgan Browne, IIS Group: \u201cPartnerships are always a gamble \u2013 but what choice do we have?\u201d Carrie Maslen, SAP: \u201cI believe the best business policy is the golden rule \u2026 this is a small interconnected world, and what goes around comes around.\u201d Join us for Small Business Insights: Sustainable Collaboration \u2013 Part 1.