Swedish industry is dominated by men who manage and own businesses. However, throughout history, women have contributed in various ways to the survival of family businesses. The aim of the project is to investigate how marriage, entrepreneurship and family life were combined during a time when women were often in the shadow of the business. The project deals with the leading business families in Gothenburg during the period 1890 to 1950. How were children integrated into the business? How did marital alliances influence business networks? The first case study analyzes how children were involved in the family business. We know very little about how sons and daughters were trained in the family business. The second case study examines how marital alliances and networks between different families were cultivated in Gothenburg and how this could contribute to the empowerment of women. By analyzing entrepreneurship from the perspective of women and children, the intention is to study the scope of action they had within the family business. Although the family has often been treated in previous research on business dynasties, female family members are rarely at the center. I use both a database that I have developed and previously unexplored source material consisting of diaries and correspondence. The project highlights actors in corporate history who have previously been made invisible. The project contributes to increasing our knowledge of the importance of women and children in the family business.