{"id":49578,"date":"2020-08-29T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T01:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=49578"},"modified":"2020-08-23T06:37:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T13:37:02","slug":"applying-for-a-top-mba-with-a-background-in-a-family-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/applying-for-a-top-mba-with-a-background-in-a-family-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for a Top MBA With A Background In A Family Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/download-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49580\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applicants can sometimes be nervous when applying to MBA programs when a large majority of their work experience is from their family's business. 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