1) You need to decide what's important to you. Your family relationship or money. What could happen is that you fight it and the family turns against you, not

1) You need to decide what's important to you. Your family relationship or money. What could happen is that you fight it and the family turns against you, not just your dad but everyone else since he control's the money. Everyone else will get inline not to get cut off. So only fight if you don't care about the outcome. Don't assume that you can repair the relationship ever if it breaks. 2) Doesn't matter if you fight it or not. Don't let this hold you back. You have gone through the process, you know what it takes to build a business. Start your own, it might work out immediately, but keep trying. Only keep working for the company if the pay is enough, if you can command more pay go get a job else where. Work for the company as a consultant and charge higher pay. So instead of say $20/hr 40hrs a week. They can have you on retainer for $200/week for 1hr and after that $50/hr. Assuming you don't have much to do. That way you make more money working else where, but you still stay active in the company and hopeful the extra money will turn to more savings you can pile into your future venture. Best of luck.