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.

Jeremy and Kim Haffey

Our goal in starting a family business was to be able to spend more time with our children. We wanted more time with them rather than just after school for homework time and then prep for the next day to start all over. We wanted to educate them about the food they were eating and we wanted them to know the value of hard work and the rewards of your hard work. Read more>>

Renea Grant

My mother and I actually the owners of Hey Girl Hey Natural Body Care. I think family businesses are a great way to create a legacy or something to be passed down & a great opportunity to build generational wealth. So when we first decided to actually turn our creations into an actual business, that was really goal & will always be until it has been accomplished. My mom wanted to be able to build something with me & for me to have of my own way of generating money. Read more>>

Brittany & Grant Rettig

Rettig Co. Photo & Films. started out with Grant being the sole contributor to what was originally only a “side gig.” Fast forward a few years, and Grant convinced me to get more involved with wedding photographer instead of just going with him to be his assistant. This aligned with the time that Grant had been exploring videography, and he was ready to add that to the business. Read more>>