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In an opportunity for a new business project, the two (or more) accounting companies or investors of this project will split the costs equally, so that neither of those involved will have to take the brunt, financially, of this project, in case it fails.  
A joint venture, or "JV," is a business agreement, made by two or more parties, who choose to split the costs of a project or investment in equal ways, and in doing so share ownership. Companies partake in joint ventures so that in the case of their project not being successful, neither owner will have to take the brunt of the failure on their own.


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A joint venture, or "JV," is a business agreement, made by two or more parties, who choose to split the costs of a project or investment in equal ways, and in doing so share ownership. Companies partake in joint ventures so that in the case of their project not being successful, neither owner will have to take the brunt of the failure on their own.

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