It can be beneficial to outsource certain components of a...

It can be beneficial to outsource certain components of a business but remember that this can also have a significant impact on long term profit margins & also undermine the security of a business model.

Owning as many components of the business model is ideal & not having dependency on any one external contractor is also critical to the long term security of the business plan.

Eg. Only partnering with one farming group.

In the early stages of a business naturally choices will be limited however as the business grows & produces profits an objective would be to insure the business model against worst case scenario.