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family business

Noun

Meaning

a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family

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Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help. Donald Rumsfeld

Playing music has always felt very natural. You know, you do try to do other things, and you do learn lessons that way, but, eventually - well... if your dad is a plumber, you become a plumber. It's the family business, and I felt like I was taking over the family business. Dhani Harrison

Growing up in eastern Turkey, I was not really involved with the family business - sheep and cow farming, yogurt and cheese making. But I think I learned from my father the unspoken business language or instincts that go back thousands of years. Hamdi Ulukaya

I went into the family business. To me, it was the norm and not the exception. Tyne Daly

Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business. Nastia Liukin

What I have found is that, in a family business structure, sometimes what is needed is a sense of discipline rather than creativity. You have to take everyones ideas and make it work. When you are dealing with money, there is a limitation on how creative you can be. Ashwin Sanghi

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