I'd have to answer no to that question. In my family, being a JW and a business owner is a bad combination:
My great uncle owned a small engine shop that was doing quite well; his family built a new house, got a new car, new etc. Then he got this idea that his 14-year-old son could run the shop while he ran errands around town. A customer comes in to have such-and-such worked on. Common sense (which there was a lack of in the first place), or goverment laws on safety or whatever tell the average consumer to stay the hell out of the workarea of whatever mechanic shop you deal with. Well, this customer was almost severely burned, but recovered well enough to sue my uncle for $50,000. And she got it. And my uncle became a boozer and almost lost everything. The last time I visited them, they said something to the effect of they were disenchanted with the organization, or something.
But you're probably thinking that this story has nothing to do with trying to be a JW and a business owner at the same time. Don't worry, I'm getting to that...
My grandfather got really jealous of my great uncle and decided to try his hand at business by opening a neighborhood store. I wanted nothing to do with it, because I know the way he runs things. And I really didn't want to be blamed for anything either, which also happens. Because he was a Witness, he could not sell booze or smokes. And any street-smart person knows that in a black neighborhood, ya gots to have the "fo-ties" (40-oz malt liquor) and the "newpotes" (menthol cigarettes). Which we didn't. And on top of that, he was letting people get things on credit, which they didn't pay back. Well, you can see where this is going.
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