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GUEST AUTHOR BLOG: Family Business Tips by Adam Toren, investor, entrepreneur, coach, and co-author of "Small Business, BIG Vision: Lessons on How to Dominate Your Market from Self-Made Entrepreneurs Who Did it Right."

Is working with family a dream or a nightmare?

There are plenty of stories to support either point of view. It’s not difficult to find stories about family working relationships that have turned into bitter rivalries, and even court battles, and there are other examples of companies that have been in the same family for generations without any business — or relationship-shattering issues.