Let's call it self interest.

The history of how we reached this juncture is best left for a Ken Burns documentary.

The salient point is that we, window film dealers, need to take responsibility for our destiny rather than following parties that are not specifically inclined to focus on the dealers issues as their primary concern.

This will certainly take many shapes and there are a host of future avenues to consider.

Essential benefits like insurance, 401K's and IRA's, Group Health Care and Liability Insurance come quickly to mind.  Let's call these the "Bread and Butter" issues that all business owners need to focus on in order to stay viable.

There is power in a group leveraging and critical mass, as we all recognize. One isolated dealer negotiating their own insurance rate has far less leveraging power than 100's or 1000's of individuals with the very same requirements.

No one can argue with the need to develop these essential benefits. 

This will be an excellent starting point for group consensus.

Mike Feldman