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Originally posted by detailbarn
That's the exact reason I don't have any employee's. I enjoy my work so much better now that it's just me doing the actual work. My wife helps with the operations and I may add a mobile guy to my business but he'll be a partner not an employee. |
My older son helps me in the summer and my younger son is now old enough to also help. They do a very good job for me. This summer, with both of them helping, I hope to build up enough additional business so that I can hire help when summer is over. Not that I really want the headache of employees, but if I can get them trained right, I can make a lot more money. Not that I am doing bad, the money is pretty good, but I'm 41 and I want to make as much as possible before I turn 50 so by then I can have a crew running around and I can sit in a nice warm office in the winter.
Your partnership idea is a good one, as long as it isn't an equal partner. You are the one who got the customer list and built the business. Imparting a sense of ownership is good, but make sure you stay the boss in the end.