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The Association is pleased to begin the New Year with over 1,300 members and a membership base that continues to grow. We currently have members in about a dozen different countries.
2010 was a very good year for the Association not only due to the increase in membership but also with bringing in quite a few Preferred Vendors to the Association for the members to select from. Some marketing companies were brought in along with a few online backup solutions for our members.
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Authors: Bill
OnForce is currently analyzing the last three years of data to spot trends and predict 2011. What’s your 2011 outlook?
Authors: Bill
Economic conditions have made non-payment and late payment issues common and it has a huge effect on independent contractors with real-life consequences.
Authors: Diana
You gave us feedback. We listened. In our latest release that was issued on Sunday, December 5, we made some enhancements that we think will help support quality experiences for service professionals, service buyers, end users and OnForce. Here’s a taste of some of the latest updates… Improved check-in and check-out process. For service professionals, […]
Was talking to another computer business owner the other day and he was telling me about a new thing he is going to be doing with marketing. The idea was actually pretty good and I think it will actually work. So we talked about it for awhile and then at the end of the conversation he said something like “I need to do something about my current customers”. I asked him what he meant. What he was saying is he had not been keeping in contact with them like he should.
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Authors: Bill
The OnForce community is full of entrepreneurs so the first National Enterpreneurs’ Day is a great day for us to celebrate your successes.
Authors: Bill
OnForce announces two new offerings: OnForce Project Management and OnForce Network Builder. These offerings significantly expand the value OnForce provides to service buyers and will drive more opportunity for independent service professionals. As the #1 source for on-site IT and CE professionals, OnForce continues to innovate in field services.
The Association of Computer Repair Business Owners has now incorporated a JomSocial component to their website.
This will allow members to easily collaborate with other members with features such as activity streams, photo gallery, video support, organic groups, customizeable profiles, private messaging, real time chat, and an external social network integration along with many other features.
Business owners are always trying to find ways to network with others and thRead More…
I just thought that I would take a little time today to share a couple of my observations of late. I hope that everyone is staying busy with their computer repair services. I seem to have lately found some free and cheap advertising that has had an immediate payoff. I have been a Chamber of Commerce member for a couple of years now, and one of my competitors is even on the board of our local chamber. He is a nice guy and I try to buy parts from him when I can.
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Los Angeles, Calif. – October 5, 2010 – Nine Technology, a leading provider of online backup and recovery platforms through channel resellers and managed service providers, today announced the Association of Computer Repair Business Owners has selected the “Powered by Nine” platform as a partner to Association members. The ACRBO chose to endorse the Nine Technology products after careful consideration of its members’ needs and after rigorous testing of the systemRead More…