Expectations for Family and Friends and Business by Corvet Williams
Do you think family and friends should automatically support your business? Many heated debates have transpired over this topic. I had this idea sparked from a recent commercial I saw that said in the 1970s you could call up 10 family and friends and boom you had a successful business. Times have changed. Here is a personal experience I had. I was launching my business at an event and asked some family to come to help me promote while I tended the booth. Well, the help didn't exactly help the way I hoped for. They mostly sat down on their phone, at my booth, which made it look tacky when potential customers came up because there were people sitting down not engaging customers. A big NO NO right? I was upset and let down. They were even supporting other businesses and not mine. I expected them to be as excited as I was and help make my business a big deal at this event but they didn't. Afterward, I sat down and reconfigured my plan. I came to understand this was my dream,