Marriage is both the blessing and the curse of the family business. Without marriages and the resultant children, there wouldn't be family businesses! But marriages can lead to divorce, remarriage, step-parents, stepchildren, problems with in-laws and, consequently, uneasiness or conflict, or even a threat to the business itself. Another potential problem is that the business can be so demanding that it strains a marriage, sometimes to breaking point.
It's natural to have some fears when someone in your family gets married. In a business family, these fears are more likely to be concerns about 'emotional alliances' than about the possibility of divorce and its financial impact on the business.
How can a family agribusiness cope with the issues that marriage raises? To begin with, it helps to look at things from the viewpoint of the 'outsider'. What can you expect if you are marrying into a family agribusiness?
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