Monty Jones

Manufacturers from across the country attended the 2006 show in order to show us the most current and new items, as well as introduce to popular products we may have forgotten. Many good connections were made as we all hit the show floor with the thought in our mind to find neat and unique sales tools for our customers.

<p> This workshop was designed to help Best Business Systems employees improve in their ability to “Stick To It”. The workshop was created by Lee J. Cohan and distributed by the CornerStone Leader Institute. The main theme of this education session was how to more consistently execute our plans. Details of the workshop were aimed at improve our Focus on what we want to do as a company and what our core Values are. In addition, we learned techniques on how to improve on the follow through of our initiatives and how, as a company, we could improve our internal processes and our external image. </p> <p> To see pictures taken at this workshop, <a href='http://www.bestbusinesssystems.com/workshop.asp'>click here</a>. </p>

This event was held to provide educational information specific to the healthcare industry. Fresh off of landing a national account that includes hospitals and clinics throughout the country, IBSA held several certifications such as these in order to provide training specific to a complex market, healthcare. Information provided included information on contact points within a hospital, specific needs of specific departments within a facility, products that are unique to this market, and the differences between the needs of a hospital versus a clinic versus a doctor’s office. In addition, we learned additional information about how regulations such as HIPAA and JHACO drive the purchasing requirements of this market and how we can assist our healthcare customers in compliance.

Best Business Systems was a charter member of IBSA, with Paul Keith founding the organization in 2002. This conference held at the Sloane Convention Center in Bowling Green was its first annual conference, featuring a trade show, educational sessions, and an awards ceremony. Coordinated by Paul Keith and James Burchett, the event brought together over 250 people from around the country. Educational sessions included information on direct mail, 1 to 1 marketing, promotional products, product information for the healthcare market, and numerous other sessions that were specific to the IBSA organization model. It also offered the opportunity to network and “talk shop” with representatives of similar businesses from as far away as California, New York, and Hawaii.

International Business Solutions Alliance (IBSA) is an organization on independent distributors, such as Best Business Systems, that joined together in order to go after national account customers that a local distributor could not assist on their own. The Fast Growth Conference was held in the early stages of the organization and was designed to further educate its members on what IBSA was trying to accomplish and how they could assist.