Family means - people I trust and who trust me.
Those who if they hear something come to me and ask me about directly - good bad or ugly and vice versa
Who aren't afraid to tell it to me honest if I'm screwing up and can expect the same from me.
People who I can introduce my dad or my daughter to.
Family is the only people I do business with.
I've recently started my own venture and part of my vision statement (Read "Full Steam Ahead") was to only do business with "Family". I don't take on affiliates unless I know them personally, I don't sell to distributors unless I know them personally. No more of this faceless crap. Some say that I'm narrowing my market - I say I'm expanding my future because I'm taking the time to actually get to know the people I might be interested in doing business with and establishing a solid relationship with them.
Speaking of family-
Congratulate me I am officially divorced - final papers in hand. That will teach me to never marry a Russian you had working for you that you found off of GFY.
Great topic Gonzo - something I've been looking at for quite some time.
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