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For better or worse: look no further for a business partner.
For better or worse: look no further for a business partner.
You may already have a perfect match—your spouse.
Meeting someone special, falling in love, getting engaged,
planning a wedding, living the everyday reality of a marriage.
Millions of Americans have taken the plunge until death do
us part. In fact, according to Census data, there were 57
million married couple households in 2003. These couples said
vows promising to love, honor and cherish. But for some of
these couples, there has been one additional wedding caveat:
They've decided to start a business with their spouse. |
And while it is often said that marriage
is hard work, what happens when you decide to combine the
work of your marriage with the work of starting a new business?
First, "[Don't assume], 'Oh, we get along well in our
family life, so we'll get along well in our business together,'"
says Bob Murray, who, along with his wife, Alicia Fortinberry,
runs Fortinberry-Murray Consulting, a coaching business
that specializes in helping people build solid relationships
within a business setting. "Running a business together
and being a family are two different things," he says.
Adds Fortinberry, "You want to make
sure that you're working together because you enjoy being
together, the relationship is pleasurable for both of you,
and it gives you so much that you want to extend your relationship
from home to work." It can be a fun ride, if you're
meant for it.
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