As a business owner it’s easy to feel like your work is never done – because no matter how much you do, there is always more that could theoretically be done. Many business owners we’ve spoken with also feel that they have a responsibility to be available to their team and that if they step away they are putting an undue burden on their team. So, we wanted to hear from a broad range of business owners on whether they take vacations and we’ve shared some of their responses below.

Addie Krug

You might think this is a useless question to ask a travel agent, but I actually bring people’s vacations home to them.
So my answer to this question is yes and no. Here’s why.
My name is Addie Krug and I am the Founder of Custom Carolina Travel. I create itineraries that are North Carolina based so Carolina locals and neighbors can experience travel-worthy destinations in their own backyard. Our itineraries solve the problem of planning your trip yourself, spending more than what you want traveling abroad, and squeezing time into your busy schedule for an excursion. Read more>>

Daizy Stanton

I do take vacations! Most of my vacations are work related, so my vacations are split up into half of it working and half of it relaxing. It can be a challenge to find a happy medium between the two, but I believe that the beauty of having your own business means taking vacations at any time of the year! Read more>>

Renise Warners

Taking vacations as a business owner is difficult because it requires you to shut off the “business” side of your brain, most of us can’t do that. I think about my business all the time, no matter what I’m doing, but I do take vacations from time to time. The only way to keep things going is having a good team in place so that the business functions without you. Now does it function 100% the way you would want it? Probably not. But it functions as best as it can with limited interaction from me. Most of the time my “vacations” are work trips, I travel to market to look at new product for the store and while those trips are work, they are so much fun! Read more>>