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3/13/08

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nshive  0
My husband & I own a pest control company in San Diego, CA. This July marks the 3rd anniversary of the start of our company. Since its inception, we have added on 250 regular maintenance sites, including 2 school districts, a large shopping mall, apartments & property managers, as well as restaurants, retail stores & individual residences. We now have 1 full-time employee besides us 2, and incorporated the business last year. We also got married last October, so we've been very busy. Having your own business can be very rewarding, but it takes a special relationship to withstand both home life & work life together. With all of the rewards of owning a business, come long hours, added financial stress & working out a professional dynamic. It can be especially difficult to separate business from personal when your office is at home, so having a cutoff time when you close the office, shut off the phone and stop talking shop is critical to your sanity. It will take time to work out a system that you are both happy with. Talking with other couples who are business owners can really help you get through the pitfalls of a start-up. If you think you are up for the challenge, start small & see if it's something you're ready for.



nshive  0
My husband & I own a pest control company in San Diego, CA. This July marks the 3rd anniversary of the start of our company. Since its inception, we have added on 250 regular maintenance sites, including 2 school districts, a large shopping mall, apartments & property managers, as well as restaurants, retail stores & individual residences. We now have 1 full-time employee besides us 2, and incorporated the business last year. We also got married last October, so we've been very busy. Having your own business can be very rewarding, but it takes a special relationship to withstand both home life & work life together. With all of the rewards of owning a business, come long hours, added financial stress & working out a professional dynamic. It can be especially difficult to separate business from personal when your office is at home, so having a cutoff time when you close the office, shut off the phone and stop talking shop is critical to your sanity. It will take time to work out a system that you are both happy with. Talking with other couples who are business owners can really help you get through the pitfalls of a start-up. If you think you are up for the challenge, start small & see if it's something you're ready for.



sarasmile74  0
We own an online honeymoon registry, Honeyfund.com. We started it after we got married in 2005. We had built our own wedding website and registry and decided other brides and grooms could benefit from our work. It was a lot of hard work at first to get the website going. We did a pretty good job of being patient with each other and keeping our eye on the prize of having a successful business! Now three years later we have a 16 month old daughter and that makes keeping our business going harder. But now we are more motivated than ever! The best thing you can do is plan really well, stay organized and keep each other focused. When both your hearts are in it and you share a common vision, you will enjoy the challenge and the reward.



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