Several years ago, after much planning and consideration, my bride joined me in my publishing business.
Her long commute to her prior job was becoming wearisome and with winter approaching, bad weather would make it even longer and more of a concern.
As we shared this possibility with others, the idea was met with raised eyebrows and skepticism. One doubtful friend directly stated, “Married people should not work together.”
A wise friend, however, advised that we consider whether Candy would be my employee or my partner. That was a great question and we opted for partner.
We even did a trial run this spring when she had some vacation time to use up. The test went quite well, so we moved forward with our plans.
Now, six weeks into it, we are pleased with the results. It was a good move, and I wish we had done it sooner.
The only occasional hiccup is that sometimes she acts as an employee and sometimes I view her as one.
Still, we are steadily moving towards the goal of becoming business partners and I suspect as she more fully understands the business, that goal will be realized.
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