Hiring family members or relatives can be a make or break it decision for the business. Having a family member work in your business can work in your favor with family members generally working harder and having more loyalty than staff hired from outside of the family. Family members will consider it more than a job and tend to work more towards the common goals of the business. Well known businessman Donald Trump has taken the plunge into working with family and has bought children Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric on as executive vice presidents of development and acquisition.
On the other hand if the relationship is not handled well and rules are not set in place outlining responsibilities then problems can arise.