<div><div dir="auto">JeffM,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It seems you are making a leap from asking service providers how big they are to this alienating them or somehow excluding ones of a certain size (big or small it's not clear). Can you explain the thoughts behind your argument here? I think the rest of us are saying that everyone should be included and that being small is often a strength. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks everyone for speaking up!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Jeff</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 02:06 andrea antonello <<a href="mailto:andrea.antonello@gmail.com">andrea.antonello@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">As member of a mini-micro-company, I will also add my 2 cents.<br>
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[...]<br>
> From the standpoint of an organization looking for a provider, size may also<br>
> be important, a larger company<br>
> typically has a better financial footing (mandatory in certain types of<br>
> contracts), and possibly a more diversified experience<br>
> among its ranks. Also, it might happen that the customer is looking for a<br>
> certain experience with the provider<br>
> (e.g, matching or getting closer to its own size, or looking for the more<br>
> industrial vs the more "boutique"<br>
> approach).<br>
> So... what about reporting the size of the company among the other<br>
> information, even if it is<br>
> not the primary classifier? The size could be reported as classes to lessen<br>
> the chore of maintaing such<br>
> information (e.g, "1-5", "5-20", "20-50", "50+", just thinking out loud<br>
> here)<br>
<br>
I agree with Andrea. I do not feel alienated due to the size of my<br>
company. In fact many times the size is a choice and it might even be<br>
a positive factor for certain scenarios.<br>
<br>
I like the classes approach proposed here.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Andrea<br>
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