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Communities
Communities extend your knowledge. These are professional organizations for the IT industry.
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- Ingram Micro's premier VAR community with 300+ solution providers who focus on the SMB market
- VTN offers a range of valuable business-building resources in order to provide you with a competitive edge
- Informative business resources, including Practice Groups, informative articles and a Channel Business Guide
- Marketing support, including public relations templates and sample marketing plans
- Fosters the sharing best practices among the VTN members
- Growth through partnering with Ingram Micro, participating Manufacturers and fellow members
- Invitationals, chapter meetings and other events
- New! VTN member exclusive web site available only to members
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- Tech Data's national community of value added resellers (VARs)
- Exclusive manufacturer discounts and service offerings
- Discounts on Tech Data and third-party services
- Extended financing terms
- Invitations to dynamic, skill-enhancing TechSelect events
- Access to TechSelect’s Web site and partnering tools
- Access to TechSelect marketing funds
- Market insights via regular interaction with Tech Data senior management
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Began in 1991 and currently consists of 4 groups with 12 Solution Providers each
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Objective is to give Members from non-competing markets a forum to exchange best practices
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Goal is to increase each member's profitability by focusing on specific ideas to make money, without re-inventing the wheel
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Members are from non-competing markets allowing an open exchange of information, including financial ratios
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Business owners only group
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Each group meets 3 times per year, plus we compile confidential financial composites specific to each group on a quarterly basis so that members can measure their performance against each other and against established financial benchmarks
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Membership is $2100 per year payable at $700 per meeting, plus a share of the meeting expenses which run about $300 per meeting
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Rules are simple and clear: no wall flowers, all information is strictly confidential and be fully prepared for the meetings
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- Technical books for SMB IT Consultants
- Consulting books for SMB IT Consultants
- SMB Partner Community magazine free to Small Business Specialists
- US and WW workshops in 100+ cities
- Annual SMB Nation Conference
- News and Articles, information on the latest trends in SMB IT consulting worldwide
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- International Association for the Managed Service Provider Industry
- Over 1,000 active members worldwide
- Accreditation
- Education
- Information
- Consumer reach
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A vendor alliance formed to provide solution providers a comprehensive source of MSP education
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Members benefit from cohesive new market research, solution provider success stories, and collaborative vendor solutions, all demonstrating the proven path to success in managed services
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- Networking
- Discovering new and innovative ideas
- Give and receive feedback on current business practices
- Hear about business practices in other companies from around the nation
- Engage in collective problem solving so as to avoid “reinventing the wheel”
- Improve leadership and management skills
- Sustain an action oriented focus
- Stay ahead of a rapidly changing industry
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