Ep. 181 - How to Avoid Disaster: Why Working with Your Spouse Can Spell Trouble for Your Business!

Thriving in Tandem: The podcast for married entrepreneurs

According to the 2022 U.S. Census Bureau, a little more than 10% of businesses are run by husband and wife teams. And that number is continuing to grow as more and more couples are realizing they can make more money working together than in separate jobs or businesses.

However, working with your spouse is not as romantic as some may think it is. Neither is it the beginning of a disaster for the relationship like others may feel. Should all couples work together and why do so many fail? Tune into this week’s episode to find out. But what I can tell you is once couples learn how to work together, they make the best team possible. Working with the person you trust the most, who wants you to win as much as you do, and have complementary skills, will take your business to the next level.

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Key Takeaways

Work together because

• It’s romantic

• Cheaper than hiring an employee

• One persuades the other to do it

• Some learn to make it work. Others are “been there, done that, never again.”

• Why do they fail? Conflict.

• Don’t take things personal

• Lack of agreement stunts business growth

• Most arguments are a zero sum game

• Me Vs Her

• The word, “US,” was a game changer

• Boundaries between work and home