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Family Business is an engaging, wise book. It offers help and insight for those from difficult families and it also offers much inspiration for those working to make their businesses or careers better. Mark’s story is an American success story, a story of setbacks and satisfaction, trials and triumph. The book is full of life.

Dan Neuharth, PhD
Greenbrae, CA
Licensed family therapist and best-selling author of "If You Had Controlling Parents: How To Make Peace With Your Past And Take Your Place In The World" from Harper Collins Publishers and "Secrets You Keep From Yourself: How To Stop Sabotaging Your Happiness" from St. Martin's Press


“Mark Nelsen is the definition of an  Entrepreneur!  From selling t-shirts out of the back of his pick-up,  to Managing a multi-million dollar  business,  Mark has lived the life,  and learned the lessons  that   every  business  person  needs to know!  The Principals   and  Practices  he shares  can help you become  successful in whatever  endeavors  you  pursue  in life."

Dana Dykhouse - President & CEO
First Premier Bank
Sioux Falls, South Dakota


“The complexities of family business and the lingering impacts of long-ago relationships come to life in Family Business. A story of challenge, faith, relationships, ambition and vulnerability that explores what makes some family businesses a success, while others fail. A must-read for those who strive to thrive in business and in life. “ 

T.D. Griffith
Author & Small Business Owner
TDG Communications

Deadwood, SD


Mark Nelsen is a man of integrity.  More than anyone else I’ve known, he strives passionately to live with integrity in every aspect of his life.  The result of his journey is a lifetime of accumulated wisdom distilled into relevant stories and instructive principles in this book for those engaged in the work of building businesses and families—which is just about everyone!  And while he’s not perfect, by any means, all of us can identify with, and learn from, his journey toward wholeness through the struggles and joys of being involved in the “family business.”   

Dr.  David A. Jones - Campus  Pastor
CrossRoads of ECM - Kansas State University
Manhatten   Kansas


Mark’s  experience  as an entrepreneur  can be a great learning tool  for the new generation  of entrepreneurs. Understanding  yourself,  how you relate to  others, what  kind  of struggles to prepare  for….Mark does a great job of explaining how  these issues  affected  the  growth   and  success   of his business.   Mark’s advice that “everyone  will  fail….the  difference is what you do after you  fail,”   is central to understanding  the spirit of entrepreneurs  and what it take  to  succeed   in running your own  business.

Beth  Adamson - Executive  Director
Prairie Family  Business  Association
A program of The  University of South Dakota - Beacom  School of Business


“This book is a story of one man’s journey of family to business and back again.  Mark does a great job of teaching the reality of how family business’s blend.  Using reality from personal experience, humor, open honesty and true insightful business strategies, Mark teaches the delicate balance of how the business of the family overlaps into family owned businesses and how the business is hauntingly ever present within the family dynamic.  This is a great book for those seeking to understand family business dynamics, the impacts of the family on the business and vice versa and the important principles needed not to reinvent the wheel in your own family business.”

Dr.  David N.  Bird - Marriage & Family Therapist
Corvalis, Oregon

 

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