My older brother is the one that got me started.
Started out on a mainstream project with him, then got me building a small little network of TGPS. Most important things I learned from that was traffic building etc. He helped me out with all the hosting and bought the scripts, designs etc. I was pretty much on my own from there. Back when I registered to this board the first time (2003?) I was still in high school and he told me to learn how to crank out AVS sites, never really did anything with that and now I really wish I would have.
All in all I am very thankful for him helping me out, after a little less then a year in, I am now starting to cash my own checks

. Still in college as well so I do what I can with the time I got.
And just don't let it be public he is your brother, that way your business interest are out of the way. I could probably use my brothers status and get some nice contacts within the industry, but I would rather do it myself.