The Two-Business Couple—an Engineer and an Educational Consultant

Hans Bockenkamp, Engineering and Manufacturing Consultant Vickie Bockenkamp, Owner, Power Tools for Learning

Can each person in a couple run his or her own successful business and maintain their relationship? The answer appears to be yes—though, as this case study illustrates, running two businesses from the same home office isn't always a good fit for either entrepreneur.

Vickie and Hans Bockenkamp are husband and wife. Both are also business owners—and for a time, both were home business owners. Today, Hans maintains his engineering and manufacturing consultancy at his home office, whereas Vickie's educational consulting practice is located in a nearby office building. “We still ...

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