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You may think that the ultimate in togetherness is renovating a house, or raising kids. But maybe nothing in couplehood is more rewarding – or, more demanding – than starting a business together. Entrepreneurship can provide a huge added dimension to a relationship that energizes both the venture and the love. Try to start a business from home, and tell us that's not the ultimate in togetherness!

But there are no guarantees that it’ll work out. You raise the stakes in your life a lot by spending your work hours and your off hours with your spouse or significant other. The stress of having both your livelihood and your primary love relationship riding in the same boat can destroy a company, a couple or both.

How entrepreneurial couples make their businesses and relationships work

Trust yourselves: Couples say one of the biggest joys of this arrangement is being able to trust that your business partner has your best interests at heart. “It’s a great comfort knowing that I’ve got someone protecting my flank and that I don’t have to worry about the political issues that come up in a business,” says Marianne Clark, vice president of Mac Farms Inc., the Burlington, Mass., company she owns with her husband George, executive vice president. The company produces a carbonated dairy beverage called eMoo. Their mutual reliance has come in handy during episodes in which older relatives, such as Marianne’s mother, have fallen ill and required care.

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