When Alison Gutterman’s grandfather first launched his company back in the 1940s, he had no idea that decades later, his granddaughter would be leading the family business through a global pandemic. Back then, Manny Gutterman & Associates, Inc., was a national sales representative organization selling a variety of proprietary products to chain drug, variety, hardware,...
Building a brand is not easy. Especially when you have just started and not many people know you, brand building process demands tons of effort and smart strategies. However, Jim and PJ Jonas did it well. They started a family business that became a well-known brand in the community. Are you curious about how Jim...
A family owned and operated business is nothing new, but a family business managed by two parents and eight and children is pretty unique. Goat Milk Stuff. The business started with making soap, as it is a low barrier (much less difficult than food products) and the whole family could easily be involved in...
When passion and skill come together, great things are born. And in this case, amazing tastes are created too. Keep reading to learn about Camella’s Kitchen, and how a mother-daughter-duo brought their cultural roots to the public through their love of food & their side hustle. Camella’s Kitchen was founded by Karen and Nyana, a...
Many of you have a family business that you either inherited, that you bought, that you got pushed into, shoved into, or that you chose to be a part of. It’s important to talk about the route of entrepreneurship when you’re working with or for family. Ramon Ray interviewed Nancy Larick of Larick Associates...
Ramon Ray talks about the intricacies of working with today’s 20 and 30-somethings with Chris Tuff. Chris is the author of the USA Today and LA Times bestselling book, The Millennial Whisperer: The Practical, Profit-Focused Playbook for Working With and Motivating the World’s Largest Generation. Chris shared that he fell into the technology space after...
About 70 percent of family businesses never make it past the first generation. Mitzi Perdue is uniquely familiar with the challenges of passing on a family business. Perdue was born into the family that created Sheraton Hotels and then married into the family behind Perdue Chicken. Because of this expertise, Perdue recently wrote a book specifically...
I learned my first business lesson very early as a young boy, watching the owner of a corner grocery store – my dad – cry when he didn’t have a deli item for one of his customers. He rode his bicycle across town in blistering heat to buy the specialty meat, went to the...
Everyone has an opinion about working with their relatives, and many people like to heartily declare "I could NEVER work with my family!" but Michelle Poniewozik begs to differ. Customer Experience Coordinator, marketing, admin, sales—you name it; Michelle wears many hats at her family owned and operated HVAC business, Iceberg's One Hour Heating &...
At Smart Hustle, we like to focus on the entrepreneur or small business owner, but when it comes down to it, starting a business impacts the entire family. The decision to leave a traditional 9-5 with a steady income and venture out on your own has consequences for family and spousal relationships. Growing the...
