Use family work experience for resume?

Hi, Im a math major, and have managed to network myself into a big financial advisory firm. Im trying to get an internship doing Risk Management. Since I switched majors this year, I dont have any related experience, except working for my dad, an accountant with his own firm that focuses mostly on corporate accounting. Is it really cheesy for me to use my Dad as my only prior experience?

thanks

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Do it, just as long as your dad's name isn't in the company's name.

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Is his business incorporated under a business name that's not the family name? If so, then just list that. If not, then I don't know

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