No playbook for bootstrapping a transparent B2B sourcing agency
Experienced supply chain practitioners looking to launch independent sourcing agencies face a chicken-and-egg problem: clients appear before legal and operational infrastructure is ready, yet pausing to get fully set up risks losing early momentum. There is no established sequencing guide for fee structures, client trust signals, and legal setup for a transparent, markup-free procurement model. Traditional agency frameworks assume opaque margins, leaving this model underserved.
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