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» Families in Business, Volume 2, Issue 6, 2002
If respondent is an owner of the business AND has a family member(s) who either owns a portion of the business, helps manage it on a day-to-day basis, works more than 20 hours per week in the business for wages or salary, or is an adult who contributes periodically (unpaid).

13. Do you believe that working with family members in this business has:?

Response Small, employing family-business owners Small, employing business owners
1 Increased your business's financial success 65 58
2 Had no effect on your business's financial success 25 31
3 Limited your business's financial success 9 9
4 DK/Refuse 1 3
Total (%) 100 101
N 269 483

Notes: Sixty-five (65) percent of small, employing family-business owners who have family members involved in the ownership and/or operation of the business think that working with family members in the business has increased its financial success (Q#13). Fifty-eight (58) percent of small, employing business owners who have family members involved in the ownership and/or operation of the business think that working with family members in the business has increased its financial success (Q#13).


Volume 2, Issue 6, 2002
ISSN - 1534-8326

William J. Dennis, Jr.
NFIB Research Foundation



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