Featured in Store for more – 05-2012

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Group purchasing: Combining buying power is attractive for consumers, developers, and manufacturers because it enables economies of scale. Small firms can enjoy big-company clout – and pricing – when they join forces in a solar purchasing group.

Just as in nature when an animal that is separated from the pack is vulnerable to becoming a predator’s next meal, in negotiations the buyer who comes to the table alone, with no leverage, is at risk of getting a raw deal. Ergo, last March, two entrepreneurs – one with experience in the solar industry; …

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