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The Perfect Match

Working with your spouse capitalizes on personal resources. Learn how to overcome potential drawbacks.

By Scott Robertson,CPCU,ARM | Updated on October 04, 2010

Do you have opened up your agency, revenue is flowing in and your systems are working. Everything is humming along. But you need to grow. How about doubling your productivity by bringing your spouse or partner into the business?

If you are still reading this, you have overcome the immediately visceral negative reaction of a large percentage of the population who say, “Work with my spouse? Oh hell no. Never!” This reaction is natural, if short- sighted, when it comes to running a business. Having a business involves being resourceful and capitalizing on your resources. You can’t discount an opportunity just because at first glance it is out of your comfort zone.

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