But you do have disadvantages, ... Some of the important family decisions made are often not good business decisions. These are decisions that non-family businesses would have no reason to make. |
have great reaction time, and give their customers a lot of personal attention. |
I remember watching 'P.W. Doodle' as a kid. I'd come home and my mother would sit me down in front of the set while she made dinner. |
It's easier when the business is doing well, ... Then you can hire the son-in-law that can't get a job anywhere else. That keeps your daughter happy and it keeps (the son-in-law) out of trouble. When the business can't afford a guy like that, then you have to choose. |
Let's say you fire your brother-in-law, ... Christmas dinner comes, and here he is at the table with you. And your mother looks at you like you're the guy who's screwing up the family. |