In The Know - Charles Van Heusen's Weblog

SBSC - Webcast Opportunity - Learn How to Grow your Small Business Revenues!

Let's kick off the holiday weekend with one of the BEST webcasts coming to the partner community as we wrap up the year.  Some of you were fortunate enough to attend the breakout session at SMBNation in September when Matt Makowicz, the president of Endeavor-Inc, let us all in on the secret to his success in the Small Business Space.

Since so many of you were unable to attend the SMBNation conference due to it selling out, (Great job Harry),  Matt agreed to deliver his session with me on December 21st. 

If you haven't heard about the session, its all about growing  your business with recurring revenue via service contracts.  He also dispells the myth of selling block hours of time to your customer and how it is a disservice to you and your customers.

If you're new to the Small Business Speclialist Community (SBSC), and you've been looking for new ways to expand your business, this is it.  Frankly, we're all lucky that Matt is willing to reveal his secrets to success along with the struggles he went through to figure it all out.

You can register for the webcast at the following link (Click Here)  

Take the Microsoft Office “12” Challenge - Deadline Extended so Get R Dun

The deadline for the Office “12” Challenge has been extended. Achieve the Information Worker (IW) Competency by December 31, 2005 and receive Beta 1 for Microsoft Office “12.”

The next wave of Microsoft Office products is code-named Microsoft Office “12.” The Microsoft Office “12” Challenge provides you an exclusive opportunity. You could be one of the first partners to get a look at the Beta 1 version of Microsoft Office “12.” Beta 1 is a non-public beta for key partners worldwide. You can receive it if you achieve the Information Worker (IW) Solutions Competency by December 31, 2005. Microsoft Office “12” Beta 1 will help you: Stay ahead of the competition when it comes to understanding the expanded functionality of the new products. You’ll have extra time to discover new opportunities to generate more revenue with the improved capabilities of Microsoft Office “12.” Get firsthand information to educate your existing customers and be ready to answer their questions as they start hearing more about the next release. Act now. Attain the IW Competency by December 31 to receive Microsoft Office “12” Beta 1. IW Solutions Competency Partners, learn how to get Beta 1.

CRM 3.0- Partner Engagement Program - Let the Fun Begin!

It's Official!  CRM v3.0 is available as of December 1st and we're not wasting any time to get the word out.  Microsoft launched the CRM Partner Engagement Program (PEP) to help Partners deliver the local marketing messages to their prospective customers and existing customers. 

I've posted some of the details of the program below.  If you'd like to enroll or go straight to the nitty gritty of the program, click this following link (click here).