Business support systems are critical to your business success. The
most important business support system is your family. The spousal
relationship is particularly key to your ability to launch and operate
a successful business.
If your spouse or significant other is against your business, then you
are missing a huge portion of the business support system you need to
sustain yourself. Running a small business is a family affair. Whether
your family thinks they are involved or not, they are. They truly are
the largest source of support your business will get.
Impact of Negativity
If your family is negative about your business then this influence will
almost wipe out any other business support systems you have in place.
It’s going to be tough for the next couple of months while you get your
business off the ground. A strong, positive, encouraging business
support system will sustain you through the lows and temper you through
the highs.
Negativity, on the other hand, will kill your business faster than
anything else. If you are hearing all day that you're no good, you're
business is crappy, you're ruining your life, blah blah blah blah, you
will go down a black hole with the rest of the business support systems
you so carefully put in place.
The Bottom Line on Business Support Systems
You need to have positive business support systems and the main source
of this support is your family. If your family is not going to be
supportive then the circumstances are not optimal for your launch.
Despite all the other business support systems you may have in place,
your family trumps them all. Think seriously about where your family
rates in your business support system and then decide if now is really
the right time to start your business.
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