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WHEN WE GO
ON VACATION,
WE LOOK AT
EACH OTHER
AND SAY, 'YOU'RE
COMING TOO?' "
Charlene Clark,
Signature CanvasMakers

Ed and Tammy Skrzynski bought Marco
Canvas from Ed's dad, partly because the
traveling required for his previous job kept
him away from their children too much. A
year after buying the business, Ed asked
Tammy to come aboard to manage the
office, payroll, accounts receivable, HR
and other key administrative functions.
" We both work toward a common goal for
our family, and we both know have each
other's back-no matter what, " says Ed.

decide to take off and go sailing, there
are no employees to worry about-we
just lock the door. Family comes first,
business second. "
The Clarks preserve personal time
through " Sunday Fundays " during
which work and work-related discussions are off-limits. Hiring capable
company leaders also helps them step
away as needed.
The Skrzynskis agree they should
have started enforcing their own vacation times sooner, since workplace
" fires " have too often interfered with
loosely set plans.
" We had to do it all, and it became
consuming because we poured our hearts
and souls into making this business, " says
Tammy. " We really did not take any time
off personally, until last year, to recharge. "
That said, the couple tries to maintain day-to-day balance and carve out
space for their two daughters by splitting work tasks, delegating work, shutting off their email accounts after 8 p.m.
each night, and avoiding work discussions at home.

" We realized that with a rough day-
and likely, that means the next will be
a tough one too-those conversations
could easily turn into an argument and
even a fight, " Ed explains. " Now we
might be sitting close to each other at
night, and we'll get an email from the
other to address an issue sometime later.
No need to get wound up on something
we can't take action on at the time. "
Rebounding from catastrophes
Every business has setbacks, but when
a couple's livelihood is entirely tied up
in one business, they can be extra devastating. And often they're completely
beyond the owners' control.
Florida-based Marco Canvas, for example, was among the many businesses
that struggled after Category 3 Hurricane Irma demolished parts of the
Skrzynskis' shop and home in 2017.
" There was so much loss, we wondered if this was the end of our business and even our ability to rebuild our
home, " says Ed. " It was action time
and we both had each other's backs. We

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