Small fish or big fish

by a searcher from Fachhochschule Pforzheim, Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft

May 11,2023

Hi all,

After looking into many small firms (less than 5m of revenue) and being eachand every time surprised by things that left me wonder how that can be (recent example an owner who was off by a 6 digit figure when telling me the salary he is taking out of his company) I start to wonder, if I should be going after much bigger companies hoping that they are run more professionally. 

Any one experience and thoughts on this?

Ali

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searcher from Whitman College

Following! A lot of great comments here.

05/15/2023 | like reply | 0 likes

professional from The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business

Lack of professionalism can happen up to 50 million in range. But the bigger the business, the more you can weather mistakes easily. Question is do you want to be driving a speed boat will you feel every bump? Or do you want to be driving a full-size boat, like a cruise ship what sails more smoothly?

both can be professional or unprofessional one is a smoother ride.

05/14/2023 | like reply | 0 likes

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