Once you have established contact and interest with a potential partner, it is important to structure your partnership in a clear and mutually agreeable way. This includes defining the terms, expectations, roles, responsibilities, and rewards of your partnership and documenting them in a written agreement. Additionally, you should decide how you will communicate, collaborate, and coordinate your activities with your partner, as well as how you will handle any issues or conflicts that may arise. There are several common ways to structure a partnership such as cross-promotion, co-branding, referral programs, or joint ventures. Cross-promotion involves promoting each other's products or services to respective audiences using flyers, coupons, newsletters, social media, or events. Co-branding is when two partners create a joint product or service that combines their strengths and offers a unique value proposition to customers. Referral programs involve referring customers to each other and earning a commission or fee for each successful referral. Finally, joint ventures involve forming a separate entity or project that allows two partners to share resources, risks, and profits.