Your Small Business – Hiring Family Members
When you start a small business, the idea of hiring employees can be overwhelming. You may be concerned about your ability to pay these employees regularly.
Additionally, you may be worried about your ability to trust them with your business and manage them effectively. For this reason, many people hire family members to work for them.
However, hiring family members can have its pros and cons.
Consider Carefully
When hiring family members you need to consider their qualifications. Never hire a family member because of familiarity alone.
Take an unbiased look at their actual qualifications and determine whether or not they would enhance your business. Regardless of how comfortable you are with someone, first and foremost they must be able to do the job at hand – no matter who they are.
There is no right or wrong answer as to whether or not you should or shouldn’t hire family members to work in your small business. On one hand, a family member gives you a sense of security unfound with an unfamiliar employee.
However, it can change the dynamic of your relationship with them.
Establish Clear Guidelines
That is why it is important to establish clear guidelines regarding professional conduct and your business relationship.
When hiring family members it is important to first view them as an applicant and consider their value as an employee. It is important to maintain professional guidelines so that your business is not affected by your personal relationships.
Once you are certain that they are qualified for the position and you are certain of their ability to be professional you can hire them with a sense of confidence.
