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July 5, 2005 by Dane Carlson | 0 Comments

Startup Journal:

Father-son partnerships are classic, but mother-daughter businesses are still somewhat novel. Certainly mothers and daughters have teamed up in commercial efforts going back generations, but not in any big numbers. Now, though, as it becomes the norm for multiple generations of women in a family to have professional expertise, the mother-daughter business is a more natural occurrence. No one seems to keep statistics on such enterprises, but people in the entrepreneurial world say their numbers are growing and that many are ventures far from the traditionally female realm, such as manufacturing and electrician companies.

In business, as in life, mother-daughter relationships can sometimes be more nuanced and loaded than father-son ones. Emily and Annie have found the association intense, more so because of a timeless mother-daughter ritual: Emily is getting married next month and they have been planning her wedding in between helping customers.

I worked with my father — in a variety of different businesses — for nearly a decade, and received a outstanding business education. Have you gone into business with a parent? What was it like? Do you recommend it?

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