Deven Oberoi said Oberoi Grand Interiors, at Pride Park, was fast becoming the third successful business created by the entrepreneurial family.
His wife is the boss of Derby IT company Oberoi Consulting and appeared on the Channel Four show Secret Millionaire, in which she gave some of her fortune to worthy causes.
And his father, Dayal, 71, set up the successful Mackworth lighting shop Oberoi Brothers, which Deven helped run for 20 years.
The 42-year-old left the Humbleton Drive shop last year.
He now operates his new business single-handedly from an office next door to Kavita’s.
But Deven, who lives with his wife in Hazelwood, said being in such close proximity was far from distracting.
He said: “We’re both doing our own thing and it works absolutely fine.
“In fact, we’ve started passing on each other’s businesses to clients at events.”
Oberoi Grand Interiors works with customers to design, build and fit interior and exterior furnishings to residential and commercial properties.
Deven’s role involves taking details of clients’ needs and linking them up with businesses which can complete the building and fitting work.
He said: “This really is the best thing I ever did. The recession really helped me to re-focus on what I wanted in life.
“I have suppliers beating a path to my door.”
Deven said his father had originally planned to retire and wind up Oberoi Brothers Lighting after he had left.
But Dayal continued to run the 43-year-old business while waiting for the property to sell and, when no buyer came forward, decided to keep it open.
Dayal said: “After initial concerns that Deven was leaving, I decided to carry on because I enjoy this business so much.
“Since then, we have lots of new lines and a fresh new-look showroom.”
Deven said: “We’ve now got the challenge as a family to keep three business running and we all want to do well.
“But I think we’ve got a good name, a good brand and a good reputation and, together, we’ll really help each other out.”
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