Nothing Happens by Itself
Copyright © 2021 Karl W. Palachuk
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SBT Community Prices Go Up Jan. 1st
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If you've had a good year and need a great business expense for 2021, you can join the Community today - and lock in the price for life.
Starting January 1st, the Annual Membership is going to $1199 and the monthly is moving to $129. All existing members will continue at the price they' already paying.
One GREAT reason to join is the free training you'll get. We put on ten five-week classes every year. And we have an additional ten on-demand classes - all intended to help you be more successful as a managed service provider or any kind of serious IT service provider.
We have a Big Announcement coming in December. We are re-branding our classes and introducing an amazing program to help you and your staff improve your operations and professionalism.
Community members may attend all classes at no additional charge!
This really is a great deal. The cost for twenty class is just under $6,000. And, of course, the Community includes all of my books, white papers, checklists, and more. It's very easy to get your money's worth immediately.
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SMB Roadshow 2021
December 14th
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
3275 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV
We had a great time in Providence . . . but that was on the other side of the country. It's often easier and cheaper for folks to make it to Las Vegas. Please join us. This is guaranteed to be a great event.
Topics include:
- Game show! Educational and Entertaining
- Running Successfully in the 2020's
- Post-Pandemic Clientele and Offerings
- Building YOUR Absolutely Unbreakable Rules
- Looking Forward to the next normal
If you are a member of the Small Biz Thoughts Technology Community, you get in FREE.
If you're not a member, please consider joining.
If you've had a bad year, email me and we'll figure something out.
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Calendar update: IOTSSA
Thanks to Robin at IOTSSA for the calendar update. IOTSSA is having their big Cybersecurity Expo in January. Info below . . .
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Big thanks to Paco Lebron for having Jeff Grenier and and me on the MSP Unplugged podcast.
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Have a great week. - Karl P.
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NSITSP Meeting Scheduled!
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Mark you calendar and join us
NSITSP General Membership Meeting
November 17, 2021
9:00 AM Pacific / Noon Eastern
There has been a LOT of activity. We have a very active Board of Directors and three active committees. We might even have a fourth committee by November 17th.
In this meeting, we'll introduce the Board and the Committee chairs. The Board will report on the state of the organization, where we are, and what we hope to do next.
And, of course, we'll have an open Q&A session.
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NSITSP on Social Media
We have created pages or accounts on the following social media. These will be used to broadcast news and get the word out. Please take a minute to follow each of these and share them with your friends and contacts.
Facebook Page:
LinkedIn Page:
Twitter:
And, of course, you can always find the NSITSP home page at www.nsitsp.org.
NOW is a great time to do this.
Thank you.
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Service Agreement Class Starts Next Week
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This is always a very popular class!
Starts next week.
Service Agreements for I.T. Consultants
Course 5W16
Taught By: Karl W. Palachuk
Five Tuesdays
- All classes start a 9:00 AM Pacific
You're guaranteed to learn something that will make or save you the price of admission!
Based on the best-selling book Service Agreements for SMB Consultants, this course covers everything you need to know about developing your service agreements. And the book subtitle is important, too: A Quick Start Guide to Managed Services.
Most IT Professionals sign - or don't sign - contracts for the wrong reasons. Most think contracts are intended to draw battle lines for when you have a disagreement with your clients. In fact, that piece of the relationship is almost always outside the contract! We'll explore why you really need contracts or service agreements.
We'll also look at various options, including a 2-page "terms of service" as well as managed services, programming agreements, and more.
Tuition for this course include the ebook version of the newly revised and expanded Service Agreements for SMB Consultants! That includes all the downloads from the book as well.
You will learn
- Defining Yourself and Your Relationships
- Define Yourself
- Define Client Relationships
- The Language of Service Agreements
- The Service Agreement Construction Kit
- A Sample Credit Agreement
- Boilerplate: A Sample Service Agreement
- Flat Fee or Managed Services Parts
- The Managed Service Agreement
- Getting Help and Managing Agreements
- Getting Help - Lawyers, Accountants, etc.
- Managing Your Service Agreements
PLUS lots more.
This class is filled with great advice and tips on running your I.T. company and moving into the world of recurring revenue with managed services.
Includes five weeks of webinars with related handouts, assignments, and "office hours" with the instructor. All classes are recorded for download.
This course is intended for business owners and managers. It is particularly useful for the Service Manager or Operations Manager.
Week One: Introduction and Defining Relationships
Week Two: Money, Money, Money
Week Three: The Parts – Part 1
Week Four: The Parts – Part 2
Week Five: Managing Contracts . . . And Relationships
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Only $299 per student
Delivered by Karl W. Palachuk, blogger and author of the very popular "SOP Friday" posts at http://sopfriday.com.
Includes five weeks of webinars with related handouts, assignments, and "office hours" with the instructor. All classes are recorded for download. All classes include suggested "homework" that is totally action-focused and intended to move your company's marketing forward.
This course is intended for business owners and managers. It is particularly useful for front office and financial managers.
A Few Details . . .
- Each course will be five one-hour Zoom webinars
- There will be handouts and "homework" assignments
- Class webinars will be recorded and made available to paid attendees only.
- All calls start at 9:00 AM Pacific Time
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All the Resources That Are Fit to Print
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Recent Blog Posts, Podcasts, and Videos
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Small Biz Thoughts Blog:
SMB Community Podcast - New episodes drop every Thursday
The Killing IT Podcast - New episodes drop every Tuesday
The Cheeky Sales Coach Podcast / Video - Final episode posted !!!
National Society of IT Service Providers News Blog
Relax Focus Succeed:
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SOP - Offering Cybersecurity Training in 2022
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Selected Recent Videos and Webinars:
A quick guide to my Playlists:
- Total: More than 770 videos on the Small Biz Thoughts channel
- 315+ SOP videos
- 100+ Relax Focus Success videos
Plus . . .
- Training, Courses, Seminars on Managed Services
- Product Reviews
- and more
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Small Biz Thoughts Community News
SmallBizThoughts.org
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Starting January 1: All Members Receive All Classes Free
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All members - both annual subscribers and monthly subscribers - Attend Free
For each class, you may have one person attend a live class free of charge. Additional employees may attend for only $99 - a savings of $200. Or, of course, you can buy an additional membership.
For larger companies, consider the "Corporate" membership: Ten logons with full access for only $3299. Email me if you want details.
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Please check out the newsletter. Discounts on training, roadshow, and more.
If you're a member and it's not in your inbox, contact us and we'll figure it out.
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Remember your massive class discounts! Whether you're a monthly or annual subscriber, do yourself a favor and sign up for classes over at Great Little Seminar. You save 3x or 4x the cost of your membership, depending on your plan.
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Just another reminder . . .
There's no such thing as AYCE.
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What's Here?
This calendar lists two kinds of things: LIVE in-person events from any organization that focuses on the SMB consulting community; and MY events, whether live, webinar, etc.
If you have live events on your calendar that may be useful to others in the SMB Community, please let us know. We'd be happy to list them.
Of course: Everything here is subject to change based on Covid. Click the links for the latest details. Please send updates so we can post them.
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November
IT Nation (Connectwise) Evolve Peer Groups
November 15-19
Sydney, Aus
Managed Services Summit North
November 16th
Manchester, UK
ChannelPro SMB Forum - Now Virtual
Nov 16, 2021
Women of the Channel Summit West 2021
November 16-17
Palm Springs, CA
Acronis #Cyberfit Summit
November 18-19
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
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December
Women of the Channel Summit East 2021
December 6-7
New York, NY
ASCII Success Summit
Orange County, CA - December 8 & 9
Join me Live!
Acronis #Cyberfit Summit
December 8-9
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
James Kernan's Millionaire Mastermind Event
Dallas, TX
Dec 9-10th
SMB Roadshow - Las Vegas!
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 14th
Join Me Live!
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If you know of in-person events we should list, please let us know.
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January
IOTSSA Cybersecurity Expo
January 18 - 20, 2022
Phoenix
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February
Acronis #Cyberfit Summit
February 17 - 18, 2022
Singapore, Singapore
Xchange+
February 27 - March 1, 2022
Dallas, TX
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March
Cloud Expo Europe
March 2-3, 2022
London, UK
ChannelPro SMB Summit
New Jersey
March 9th
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April
Send us your updates!
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May
ChannelPro SMB Summit
Chicago
May 5th
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June
ChannelPro SMB Summit
Texas
June 7th
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July
Send us your updates!
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August
CompTIA ChannelCon 2022
August 1-3, 2022
Houston, TX
More Info: Coming after ChennelCon 2021 ;-)
ChannelPro SMB Summit
Charlotte NC
Aug 9
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September
ChannelPro SMB Summit
Baltimore
Sept 13th
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October
Always a busy month. Send me events when you know them.
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November
ChannelPro SMB Summit
So Calif
Nov 3rd
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Note: If you know of any in-person event for SMB Consultants, please send info to karlp@greatlittlebook.com.
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