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The concept of forming consortia in businesses is quite ancient. Many people in business are aware that if they band together with people who have similar interests, they can create a powerful force to negotiate better contracts and pricing along with a more favorable business climate.

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The structure of a consortium varies, depending on the agreement the members reach. In some cases, each member is a distinct entity, retaining all of its own assets, and the members simply bargain or work together. In other cases, members actively pool resources such as stocks and funds in a collective account, with a board with oversees expenditures to make sure that they benefit the members of the consortium as a collective.

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It is also not uncommon to see a business seek out a consortium of like-minded investors. Startups often need a great deal of capital, and they know that it can be challenging to obtain capital from a single funder, or from a group of funders which is too scattered. By encouraging the foundation of a startup consortium, the company can get the capital it needs, along with financial security, as each individual member wants to ensure that the company survives so that the collective is not forced to deal with the penalties.

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A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal.

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A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments or any combination of these entities with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal. Consortium is a Latin word, meaning 'partnership, association or society' and derives from consors 'partner', itself from con- 'together' and sors 'fate', meaning owner of means or comrade.

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