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Can you run a business with your mate without killing them?

Posted by Atorvikey • 12/05/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: bizzyness, copreneurs, couple owned businesss, couplepreneurs, work at home, working at home, working with your mate, working with your spouse

Ok, so here's the deal: This summer, my boyfriend and I came up with the idea of starting an online community as a resource for couples going into business together. The blog also documents our experiences as we start our own business as well.

It has already had its highs and lows, but my question to you is: Can you run a business with your mate without killing them?

Think about it and let me know your thoughts.

www.bizzyness.com

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12/05/08

xmarks

Can it be done? Yes.

By me and my wife? No.

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1. 12/06/08
  
  Profitimo
  
  i totally agree. i tried doing business with one of my closest girlfriend, but it just didnt go well, and our friendship was the first that suffered.:-(
12/05/08

Atorvikey

Lol, I admire your honesty. But why not?

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12/05/08

aningeniousname

I think if you go into a business venture with anyone else you need to set out the boundaries and rules before hand. I run a business and while it would be nice sometimes to be able to share the burden with someone, I believe a business needs a dictator to make decisions and get things moving in the right direction.

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12/06/08

timethief

My husband & I have been in business together for years. We have our business on the ground floor level of our home and we live on the floor above it. We have divided the decision making into sections. We both confer on every decision but in each section one person is the primary decision maker. This model works for us.
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1. 12/08/08
  
  Atorvikey
  
  Thanks for the heads up. This is my first discussion ever on BC. What type of business do you and your husband run?
12/06/08

ModelElaine

No you can't. I am my bf tried to start a business together and we almost killed each other.

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12/06/08

roentarre

By poisoning perhaps

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