Profit Split After Unequal Contributions
Two business partners agreed to 50/50 profit split, but one partner has been working 60+ hours while the other contributes ~20 hours per week.
Alex
Side A
The profit split should reflect actual work contributions, not the original agreement made before operations started.
You've been working 60+ hours/week on the business while your partner works ~20 hours. You handle operations, customer support, and product development. Your partner does marketing and finances, which takes far less time. You want to renegotiate to 70/30 reflecting actual effort.
Jordan
Side B
The 50/50 split reflects equal ownership and risk, not hours. Quality of contribution matters more than quantity.
You contributed equal capital, took equal financial risk, and your marketing and financial strategy is why the business is profitable. Hours worked is a poor metric — your strategic decisions have driven more revenue than operational work. The 50/50 split reflects ownership, not hours.
Expected Outcomes
Scored from Side A's perspective. Positive = favors Alex, Negative = favors Jordan.
Split renegotiated to 70/30 reflecting actual hours and operational workload
Split adjusted to 60/40 with Alex receiving an operational bonus for extra hours
50/50 ownership kept but Alex gets a salary for operational hours exceeding Jordan's
50/50 split maintained; Jordan agrees to increase hours modestly going forward
50/50 split stands unchanged; hours are irrelevant to an equal ownership agreement