The Pig is the most volatile of the four business model types.
It never has secure control of its revenue flows.
Its project nature means that the Pig works itself out of a job with its current client.
The Pig never knows when the next project will appear.
Jacobs Engineering (NYSE: JAC) is an $11 billion company that provides engineering and construction services for industrial and governmental customers.
Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN) provides a wide range of operational and financial consulting services.
Ecology and Environment (NASDAQ: EEI)is an environmental consulting firm. Since its 1970 incorporation, EEI has completed over 35,000 environmental projects in 83 countries.
I doubt the company will appreciate me publicizing this but EEI's 10K filings tell the story of its unsuccessful efforts at building a Chicken business by going into ... shrimp farming. The farm is first mentioned in the 1999 10K.
Huron's 10K filings will likely be interesting when they explain how the firm, a forensic accounting specialist, could find itself in hot water (in the summer of 2009) for reporting inaccuracies ... in its own financial statements!
To improve your mastery of the types of business models: Chickens and Pigs - The Book
