"Since six months ago we run a business selling prepared foods (such a provision in the package containing the rice and chicken teriyaki) in the school canteen. In our opinion, this business is quite prospective. One of our initial supply of capital in the form of a variety of cooking equipment and sales operations , while the other was a cook and has a capital of gastronomy food that we sell.

Until now, the benefits we get from the selling has not been categorized or resolved into a revenue sharing scheme. The pattern of results such as what is best applied to our business that is run like this? If you have formulated in a percentage, should each one of us gets what percentage of profits, for both fair? "(Awi and Son - Jakarta)

Though still small in size, but starting a business is not an easy thing. So many people procrastinate to start a business and only a wishful thinking or a dream only.

In Japan, fast food business is known by the name of O-bento. Hence there are restaurants in Indonesia to use this as a brand name or trademark. This business is very attractive because they are easy, clean, fast (food), and the price is affordable (usually). "Brother" of the type of business this is the kind of business that is often called the catering office.

Questions about the pattern of results is quite difficult to answer, because there was no basis for determining the distribution formula for the results to the concept of working together like this. For a partnership is ideally placed each side of venture capital, so that the distribution of the results of the effort was then divided by the percentage of issued share capital.

If then one party is able to carry on business as a cook, then that party will get additional monthly earnings as a cook who cut the operational costs of business.

However, your situation is different and should be discussed with the elements of openness, so that each party understands and is not one of prejudice, because the main capital in the partnership is mutual trust and openness, is not it? Lots of businesses or business that has been created, managed and nurtured properly, but should be closed or run aground because of this profit-sharing problem.

Who is the investment?
Initial formulation can always be held and should be followed is that, in investing, who is putting their money (to invest), aka spend some money, then he should receive greater compensation. This is caused by many things, among others:

1. Investment opportunities
By investing money into this business, you will lose the opportunity to invest in other places that can provide even greater benefits.

2. Relative to the time value of money
Always remember, the value of money today is more valuable than the value of money in the future. By investing the money to businesses or business, then you do not have the money in your hands to be used for other purposes, including well invested.

3. Investment Risk
Any investment must involve risks, whatever the type of investment that you do, either to a financial and investment products directly into a business. Investment risk is what must be offset by the rate of return or yield, or the result of greater investment. Because, if you wish money was safe, just put into savings and time deposits with interest that only 3-7 percent per year.

To select the formulation which were deemed most suitable for the business you do, here are some illustrations:

a. Kinship system
With this system all discussed in the future, how willing each party will share. There is no set standard in this case, the division may 60 vs 40, 70 versus 30, or 80 versus 20. However, as described above, typically the largest portion of the division is on the Trustees of the fund investors alias, alias investors who placed their money in this business.

b. System calculations
Accounting system will take into account "costs" that have been issued by each party.

For example, if you are already investing in this business, for example sinking fund amounting to Rp 10 million, the result of investment or interest equivalent, for what you want? If the deposit rate of 7 percent per year, then automatically you want to get bigger than that, can be 2x, 3x or 4x it, depending on the agreement.

On the other hand will also be wearing a chef (get) the cost of cooking when he was working or elsewhere, for example with an income of Rp 500 thousand per month. However, this income should not be charged as a whole, but with a lower cost from there.

Likewise, if you help in these efforts, should also receive a "salary". Well, the gross profit from the business after deducting the cost of the above two, then found the net gains could then be divided equally.

When formulated, roughly like this:
If the rest of the results of your efforts for 1 month approximately Rp 5 million, then you will be cut "return on investment" for your investment of USD 10 million earlier. If you agree with the return of 21 percent deposit aka 3x per year, then the per month rate of 1.75 percent obtained x Rp 10 million = USD 175 thousand.

Then the cook said, for instance, get $ 500 thousand (USD 1 million divided by two), then the existing fund will be USD 5 million - USD 500 thousand - 175 thousand USD = Rp 4.325 million. With records, you do not come work assist in this effort alias entrust to cook earlier.

If you are assisting to run this business, then you are entitled to a $ 500 thousand was just as the cook. So the end result will be obtained by Rp 3.825 million. This nominally divided into two equal, so that each will receive Rp 1,912,500.
(Source: kompas.com)