"Is it a mistake being in business with your spouse?" feat. Dr. Rachna Jain

05/20/20 • 29 min

CoupleCo: Working With Your Spouse For Fun & Profit

So many couples are considering this right now. And this discussion also offers tools for any couple facing normal challenges of business together. So, why launch a business together, and why now? More freedom? More flexibility? Or is it like our own situation, where one gets laid off and the other says, “Let’s do it!” What are bad reasons to do it? And with workplace arguments, who ya gonna complain to? What are the red flags? Should you be in counseling? (No pancake counseling. Real counseling. And what IS pancake counseling, anyway?) And, three useful exercises for any couple in business together.

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