Do you run or work for a family business? If so, we’d love to hear from you for our family business series. In this series, you’ll find insights, stories and a discussion of the pros and cons of family businesses.

Chris Castro

I can talk about family business through experiences of my own. People always ask me how long I’ve been doing this, and i told them as early as i could pick up a shovel on the job site I remember running around with my dad and brother hitting job sites picking up trash and doing small grunt work. From there I graduated into tractors and skid steers and then eventually, after college, into project management. This has been all I’ve known for most of my life. Read more>>

Nici Craft

Starting a family business has been quite the journey! With “balancing” your business and home life, don’t expect perfection. At least not in the sense that everyone defines perfection. In this case, perfecting balance means finding harmony between running your business, managing your close relationships, running a household, and taking care of yourself; and knowing that all of this cannot be tended to every day. Read more>>

Nikki Novak

I am the daughter of two business owners, so I hold a special place in my heart for family businesses. My dad has had an insurance agency for over 20 years that we have spent so much time at, and have even worked at, over the years. I still enjoy popping into my dad’s office to say hi, hang out and eat lunch, because it’s such a welcoming and familiar environment. My mom had a wonderful Latin coffee shop in Aurora for over a decade and it made such an impact on me and how much I value small business. Read more>>