The fifth program in the Starting a Business in Maine series explores the advantages and disadvantages of going solo versus developing a founding team. The legal forms of business ownerships are discussed, as is the importance of recognizing when a business may be in need of expertise it doesn't yet possess in-house.

Viewers will meet Susan Giguere, owner of Care & Comfort, a Waterville company that provides home health care and mental health care services for clients in some of Maine's poorest and most rural communities. Under her stewardship, Care & Comfort has grown from two employees nine years ago to over 350 employees today. This profile of Ms. Giguere underscores the point that once a business reaches a certain level of success, a good leader recognizes that he or she can't do it all and begins to assemble a competent team to continue moving the company forward.

Experts on hand to talk with host Lou McNally and answer viewers' questions will discuss the solo vs. team conundrum and the various legal definitions involved. Also examined will be the traits to look for in potential partners or employees, learning the value of imparting one's own entrepreneurial spirit to the whole staff, and the importance of accepting that no one person can do everything and do it all well.

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network recognizes its program collaborators, the Maine Community College System, the Small Business Administration and the Maine Small Business Development Centers.