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.

Terry Clark

Doing business with a family member can be tricky. I have done business with family members in the past; most of the business dealings did not work out, and I think being related was a major reason why the business was not successful. What works well when doing business with family is utilizing legal binding agreements and establishing roles, responsibilities and a scope. Avoid doing business without written agreements. Read more>>

 Alden & Hylene Garcia

Alden’s parents have ran a successful business for 15 years and they are certainly an inspiration as to how to make it work. While working with your partner can be difficult at times, it is also super fulfilling knowing that we have built our business together for our future family. We hope to have children one day who will decide to work with us or do their own thing. Either way, we feel like we are building a new legacy within our family tree. Read more>>

Katie & Nathan Febuary

We have been working together in some form or fashion for the better part of 25 years. Our co-working journey began at a Kinko’s on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, where we not only worked together but also lived together in a small studio apartment. During that first year, we spent almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week together. Our collaboration continued at a Kinko’s in Lafayette, LA, and later, we transitioned to working from home to build a graphic design and web design business. Read more>>

Nick Kartes

Film and video production for me has always been a family affair. My grandfather was a DoP for CBS in the 60s-70s then opened his own production company in Indianapolis, then eventually moved to Maui where he started a tv station. Read more>>