Traditionally businesses have benefited from enhancing and integrating the links. In the future, the central repository of enterprise value will no longer be a chain but a space. This is the market space. Someone once said that the future is what you make of it. With that thought in mind, your partner group should meet to discuss future options, such as a merger, and consider the following list of questions to determine your firm's future.
Many partner groups are afraid to discuss change.
They are afraid to upset the cart. Don't be afraid to face your fears. Don't put money at the top of your list. They are not going to go away just because you are acquired. The acquisition, however, can help you resolve issues that you were afraid to address before.