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Tom Hamp is in the family-business business.
The owner of AdviCoach of Mid-Michigan is focused on helping family-owned businesses overcome internal and external hurdles that might be preventing them from reaching their full potential.
"I am a business coach for all kinds of businesses, but I really focus on family-owned businesses, which have a different dynamic," said Tom Hamp, who began his franchise in 2011. "Sometimes the family gets bigger than the business or the business gets bigger than the family, and our goal is getting those two things to balance out."
Clear communication is difficult in any company, but it seems to be magnified when the family aspect plays into the equation. That's where Tom steps in to assess the situation and help employers and employees - often parents and their children - reach solutions.
"I sit down with families for an initial discussion that is focused on understanding the basic idea of what specific issues exist, because there are no cookie-cutter solutions with family-owned businesses," Hamp said....