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Small Business Help – Couples working together in business

Running a small business is stressful, so couples working together in business must

Randy Rubin and Craig Rubin source: Crypton

be doubly stressful, or maybe 4 times. And yet there are well over a million couples working together in business in the USA. So how do they make it work? Here are some great tips from Randy and Craig Rubin, owners of Crypton a textile company, on business and work balance for couples.

Tips for Couples Working Together in Business

HE SAYS: Split your roles. Make sure you and your wife have specific duties. For example, Randy focuses more on the legal, marketing and retail sales, while I am more [Read more…]

Is there such a thing as work life balance in small business?

Do you think that having work life balance in small business is achievable? And what

is there such a thing as work life balance in small business

about in the start up phase when there is even more pressure to work 24/7. Is it necessary to sacrifice family relationships in the name of business?

As I was growing up my parents had businesses so I was aware, when starting my own small business, of the challenges and time effort required. My perception was that both Mum and Dad worked, all day and half the night, but were rewarded for all the hard work with businesses that enabled them to have, ultimately, a comfortable lifestyle. So it wasn’t until the last 2 of my children were teenagers that I started my children’s shoe store, and yet with that prior knowledge I didn’t fully understand the implications. [Read more…]