I love the ""for whatever the factors many firms in the top 100 showed strong revenue growth registering increases that have not been seen for some time""
- Doesn't this get said every year (seems like I read it each year)
- No kidding, the biggest channel trend is consolidation - squeezing more partners into one operating entity = growing revenue
- When they aren't consolidating they're buying each other or other product lines from firms that are exiting part of the business
Sage for many years grew like crazy as they bought everyone under the son. Then when they tried to integrate it and grow just based on what they owned they hit the rough patches.