Together or Alone?
STAYING INDEPENDENT
What about the other side of the affiliation question? What about staying independent?
Similar to affiliating, the reasons to stay independent are self-explanatory and easy to figure out on your own. Keeping your business alone and unaffiliated means you get to keep 100 percent of your profits, and call 100 percent of the shots, but also shoulder 100 percent of the risk and work. If the practical details are your only priorities, then there's nothing else to consider. But, sometimes deciding what you want to do with your business isn't about the practical details. Sometimes it's about personal achievement, about legacy, about building something that's 100 percent yours and reflects you as a person. Rod Brown, CFO for MadeToOrder, explained this desire and how it applies to MadeToOrder.
- Companies:
- Proforma
- People:
- Deanna Castello
- Rich Bewley