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Today is Valentine&#39;s Day, and many local couples are celebrating together. For Dave and Cindy Barry, on the other hand, today means more than celebrating 31 years of marriage. It also means celebrating running a successful business together as a couple. Dave and Cindy are high school sweethearts and recently wanted to open a business together. They decided on <a href="http://christianbrothersfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=holland-sentinel-couples-in-business-find-success-with-franchising-10438" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christian Brothers Automotive</a> because it aligned with their values. 
 
&quot;He is the owner and I am the co-owner and we have to be able to communicate together on that level and then go home and have warm feelings for each other as husband and wife,&quot; Cindy Barry told the Sentinel.&nbsp;

Sean and Hillary Tilton are also celebrating more than a happy marriage. They are celebrating running a successful business together as a couple for nearly 12 years.&nbsp; 
 
It all started a week before their wedding, when a <a href="http://franchise.sylvanlearning.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=holland-sentinel-couples-in-business-find-success-with-franchising-10438" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sylvan Learning Center</a> became available for purchase in Minneapolis. The couple knew immediately that the opportunity was right for them because Hillary&#39;s family owned and operated <a href="http://sylvanlearning.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=holland-sentinel-couples-in-business-find-success-with-franchising-10438" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sylvan Learning Centers</a> since 1985.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;We were literally on the phone working out the details of this potential opportunity the day before our wedding,&quot; Hillary Tilton told the Sentinel. &quot;It was a crazy time but it was a lot of fun and we knew that it was something exciting we could take on together and grow the business and work together. It has been great and it was a good decision.&quot;

Click <a href="http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20170214/holland-ownership-teams-show-work-love-can-go-hand-in-hand?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=holland-sentinel-couples-in-business-find-success-with-franchising-10438" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> to read the full piece. 
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