Partners in Lifand in Business:Husband and wife split duties in buildin successful N.J. landscape business

摘要

There are approximately 4 million family-owned businesses in the United States, with more than 1.4 million of them being run by a husband-wife team, according to The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute.For most husband-wife couples operating an outdoor services company, including landscaping, it can be a pressure cooker environment putting an enormous strain on the relationship. In fact, more than half of these businesses crash-and-burn within a few years, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Yet, some couples are so in sync that their business becomes a mere extension of their relationship. That's how it's played with Shelly and Rick Hewson who together operate Hewson Landscape in Plainfield, N.J. Hew-son Landscapes has surpassed its 25th year in business with steady growth. You could say it is safely out of the woods.