For some, family businesses mean spending more quality time with their families, financial freedom and so much more while for others it feels like a prison sentence. There are so many pros and cons, positives and negatives and so we wanted to create a space for folks who have experiences with family businesses to discuss the pros and cons.
Troy Gathers
The innovative businesses that thrive in today’s society with massive successes are usually tied to a last name. Family businesses have somewhat always served as a driving force in American business. From my personal experiences and from those I have closely studied, the lone entrepreneurs experiences unwarranted difficulties due to lack of access to resources. When a family sets their eyes on a goal, there’s power in numbers. Read more>>
Thea Weber
At Prestige Events, we could not operate without our staff members who have become a family over the years, or Lynn’s personal family! Read more>>
Brooke Webb
My husband actually is the one with the entrepreneur spirit behind starting our family businesses. Since we married 10 years ago, he wanted to have his own business. In 2020 the world became a different place than what we were all accustomed to. We were all faced with the uncertainty, and I believe it made us all think of the places we were in life. His brother unexpectedly passed the next year, which brought even more traction to his desire to make changes to our life. Read more>>