Taking Control of Your Business Baraboo WI

If you're married to your business, take my advice: Get a divorce. Your business doesn't need a husband; it needs someone to be the boss.

Local Companies

Sand County Contracting
(608)356-8646
117 1/2 3rd Street
Baraboo, WI
Cake's Carpentry
(608) 356-7066
339 5th St
Baraboo, WI
Schaefer Electric
(608) 356-6793
S3953 Brennan Rd
Baraboo, WI
Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling
(920) 882-9287
2225 Northern Rd
Appleton, WI
Harold's Home Improvements
(262) 279-5418
W557 Twin Lakes Rd
Genoa City, WI
Paint Authority
(608) 222-2243
5109 Maywood Rd
Monona, WI
Roy Carpentry
(715) 276-6224
15284 Cliff Ln
Lakewood, WI
A & R Closet Creations
(608) 222-8111
4231 Argosy Ct
Madison, WI
M E Builders
(262) 886-2114
10510 Durand Ave
Sturtevant, WI
The Home Service Store
(920) 968-4655
4650 W Spencer St
Appleton, WI


If you're married to your business, take my advice: Get a divorce. Your business doesn't need a husband; it needs someone to be the boss.

Marriages are for partners; businesses are for bosses. (I'm talking about sole owners here — partnerships are a different matter.) Being in a marriage means making decisions together with a partner; owning a business by yourself means you're in charge. No one takes the same risks, no one has equal responsibility. The buck stops at your door and no one else's. An employee who can't listen to the boss can't be part of the business.

By the time I opened my design/build company, I had learned what not to do from previous jobs. I knew that the only way to assemble a strong team was to create a structured company. I wanted procedures to be the backbone of the business environment, so I laid out the rules and then did the unthinkable: I demanded that everyone follow them.

Friend to Friend

I was a boss before I was a friend. My employees didn't have to like me, they just had to follow my rules. That's not easy in an industry where we often hire our buddies and relatives to staff a company. It's not that these people don't make good employees, but the big unknown is whether someone accustomed to being your pal outside of work will follow your orders when it comes to business. The key is to establish clear rules from the outset that distinguish the business relationship from the friendship.

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Featured Local Company

Sand County Contracting

(608)356-8646
117 1/2 3rd Street
Baraboo, WI


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