Date: February 23, 2004
Contact: Jennifer Odear, Marketing Coordinator
(360) 256-0448 or (503) 222-6678
jennifer@kmarshack.com

WORKING WITH THE ONES YOU LOVE

HOW TO ATTAIN HEALTH, WEALTH AND LOVE IN A FAMILY BUSINESS

This is the topic Dr. Kathy Marshack addressed at the annual meeting for the franchise organization, Two Men and a Truck, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The organization sought out Dr. Marshack because of her expertise with family businesses. The majority of franchisees run their business as a family and they benefited greatly by Dr. Marshack's research and practical advice. How can family businesses distinguish where the family ends and the business begins? Why is it important to clean up relationship problems first? What are some of the keys to a happy family and successful business? These are just some of the questions Dr. Marshack helped her audience answer as they analyzed their own way of dealing with family while running their business.

Dr. Marshack also discussed how couples in business can make their relationship work in a recent interview with the newspaper, The Arizona Republic.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO RUN A BUSINESS WITH YOUR SIBLINGS?

Before you bring a sibling on as a business partner, you need to make sure you can work together. Dr. Kathy Marshack, a licensed psychologist and family business consultant, was recently interviewed on this subject for an article in the February issue of My Business Magazine. Dr. Marshack offered five questions to ask before going into business with a sibling:1. Have you solved all of that old sibling rivalry stuff from your childhood? 2. Have you really assessed who is good at what? 3. Who else from the family would fit into your business? 4. Have you determined fair compensation?5. How do you want spouses and your children to affect the business and vice versa?

For more practical information on family business visit Dr. Marshack's website, www.executivecouples.com.