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Find a Business Partner in Australia

Most people looking for a business partner are not short of ideas. They are short of the right person to build with: someone who brings the skill, the capital or the customer access the business does not have yet.

There are 1,700+ live deals on Scaling and 14,000+ business owners across Australia behind them. Every listing is someone who has already said in public what they are looking for, so you are not cold pitching strangers. Start by working out which kind of partner your business actually needs.

Work out what kind of partner you need

Four different problems, four different kinds of partner. Most people search for one and need another.

A partner to build with

Someone who works in the business alongside you, sharing the load and the decisions. Browse partnership deals.

A partner who brings capital

Funding to move faster, from people who invest in Australian businesses at your stage.

A partner who brings customers

A referral arrangement with a business already serving the people you want to reach.

A partner who takes equity

Someone who backs the business with money, expertise or both, in exchange for a share of it.

A partner who brings leadership

A fractional executive, if what you are missing is senior experience rather than a co-owner.

Not sure yet

Browse every kind of business growth opportunity in one place and see what is out there.

What to check before you commit

Finding a business partner is the easy half. These are the checks worth doing before anything is signed.

Run a small paid project together first

How someone works under a real deadline tells you more than any number of coffees. Keep it small, keep it paid, and treat it as the interview.

Have the money conversation early

Who is putting in what, who draws a wage and when, what happens if more capital is needed. Awkward now is cheaper than awkward in year two.

Check the background properly

Past businesses, current directorships, anything on public record. Ask for references from people who have worked with them, not just people who like them.

Agree how it ends before it starts

Most partnerships that fail did not plan for one person wanting out. A written agreement covering exit, valuation and dispute resolution is not pessimism, it is hygiene.

How it works

STEP 1

Say what you need

Post what you are looking for, or browse what others have posted. It takes a few minutes.

STEP 2

Start a conversation

Message the people whose deals match. Both sides already know why they are talking.

STEP 3

Take it offline

Scaling gets you to the first conversation. What you build after that is yours.

Common questions

Start by deciding what the partner needs to bring: skills, capital, customers or leadership. On Scaling you then browse live deals from business owners who have already stated what they are looking for, and approach the ones that match. That is faster than cold outreach because both sides have already declared intent.

Complementary strengths rather than a mirror of your own, a working style you can tolerate under pressure, and alignment on how much money and time each of you is putting in. Run a small paid project together before committing to anything structural, and have the uncomfortable money conversations early rather than late.

An investor puts capital in and expects a return, usually without working in the business day to day. A business partner works in or on the business alongside you. Some deals are both, where a partner brings capital and also takes an operational role.

Browsing is available on a free account. Paid plans add features for people posting and managing deals at volume. Check the pricing page for current details.

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Post a deal and let the right partner come to you.
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