Yes, definitely. Aside from everything else it is a big help to an Affiliate who has become an ECA herself or himself, in order to help others under them or from outside to join. They come to know the ropes, so to speak, and that in itself is a big advantage. Aside from that it gives them an option they can speak off to people with authority as they are doing it themselves and then of courses, there are financial benifits, which can be used to make their SFI business easier to fund.
