By Kerry Roy Founder of Camp Katúr & Cerchio del Desiderio
MIXING BUSINESS
With Pleasure
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e have all heard the saying, “Don’t mix business with pleasure”. But in this industry we often do. The desire to open a Glamping site often lures people in, with the idea that they can work alongside family members in a bid to increase quality time together and be the masters of their own entrepreneurial success as a collective. But is it really ‘quality’ time?
In many European countries, the majority of independent businesses operate as a familycontrolled operation. Italy, where I have my glamping site, has one of the highest rates of family business ownership at 80%. While according to Fortune.com the USA has over 87% that are family owned or controlled by family members. The UK has seen a decline over the past few decades but with more and more people
having a desire to leave the corporate rat race, it is slowly increasing again. Glamping is one of those types of businesses where family members can easily get roped in to help out and husbands and wives can see a way of sharing the workload front and back of house. However, those in glamping and hospitality in general work long hours often across 24/7 operational periods, in case any guest
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