First we should probably define the acronym – What is an SBSC – This is Microsoft’s distinction for the Small Business Specialist. The small-business market segment represents a large, untapped opportunity. The SBSC is for Microsoft Partners that provide customers with critical infrastructures that offer desktop products and business applications based on Microsoft technology, as well as develop solutions that build and expand upon system foundations. The Small Business Specialist Community can help you make the most of this potential opportunity, regardless of the size of your company.
Benefits:
Increase Opportunities with Online Referrals
The Small Business Specialist Community can help you develop and identify profitable customer relationships. A Small Business Specialist logo proves to your customers that you are committed to small business and helps you differentiate your skills in the small-business segment. Resources like
Solution Finder help customers who are looking for specialized solutions find your business, creating more potential opportunities to drive revenue.
Expand Skills and Close More Deals with Sales, Marketing, and Training Resources
Training resources. Sales and marketing guidance. Downloads. Explore the Microsoft
Small Business Specialist Community Special Edition Toolkit for exclusive offers and tools that can help you maximize your sales potential.
Assist Your Customers with Technical Support
Improving customer satisfaction and loyalty is a crucial component to a successful practice. Resources like the
Online Technical Community can help you quickly address your customers’ technical questions. These managed newsgroups offer break-fix technical support within four hours on a variety of Microsoft products, issues, and questions—during local business hours, Monday through Friday.
How to become a Microsoft Small Business Specialist:
Just complete the four (4) steps below and you will automatically be enrolled in the Small Business Specialist Community.
Pass one of the following technical Exams
Small Business Specialist partners must employ or contract with at least one person by location who has passed one of the five technical exams listed here.
Training Resources for technical exams:
Go to Microsoft Learning at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/ Type in the exam number in the right hand column search box for a list of exam training resources. Or check out the new Learning Plan Tool
Note: If you passed either Exam 70-282: Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for Small- and Medium-Sized Business or Exam 74-134: Pre-installing Microsoft Products and Technologies to receive your Small Business Specialist designation, your exam credentials must be updated by October 31, 2010. See qualifying exams above to help you retain the value of your Small Business Specialist partner designation and Microsoft Certified Partner (MCP) credential.
If you have any questions about the Small Business Specialist Community partner program or need help: email sbscful@kpcorp.com, or call (888) 298-6303
