Family members can assist an individual in the process of starting up a business by:
1. Providing valuable personal insight from a close yet objective viewpoint. As family members know the individual well, they can give valuable feedback regarding the approach. An example would be: Albert has proved to be inconsistent and now that he wants to invest a large amount of money, his family can help him to study the project in deep to see if this type of project could hold for periods of inaction.
2. Family members can fill in for the individual when he/she has to find out information that affects business affairs.
3. Making informed decisions is an important part of starting up a business and educated family members can provide technical information regarding different topics such as market, economy, buying preferences, production, administration, location, etc.
