A couple of years back Microsoft realised that it needed a specialised group of partners that it could recommend to small business customers, invest time and effort into helping succeed and help elevate themselves above the 33,000 other partners in the UK. From these desires the SBSC program was born.
What are the benefits of becoming a SBSC Partner
- Use the Small Business Specialist logo for advertising and marketing (eg http://www.bmsnet.co.uk/blog/?p=58)
- Be listed as a Small Business Specialist in the Microsoft Resource Directory
- Gain access to premium content on the Microsoft Partner Program Web site
- Access exclusive Small Business Specialist Private Managed Newsgroups
- If you don't have it already, using the Microsoft Action Pack which has LOADS of software in it and it costs less than £200 per year (10 copies of Vista, 10 copies of Office, SBS Server, Exchange 2007, MS CRM and much, much more)
How to become a SBSC Partner
From scouring our records some parnters qualify, but haven't signed up yet, while others when we talk to them have the skills, but have not yet take the exam. To help, here is the very simple process you need to go through to qualify.
- Be a Certified Partner or a Gold Certified Partner, or a Registered Member that has a current subscription to Microsoft Action Pack
- Employ at least one individual who has passed the Small Business Sales and Marketing Skills Assessment which is a 15 minute on-line survey
- Employ at least one individual who has passed one of the following technical exams:
- Once you have done all the above all you need to do is agree to becoming part of the SBSC by visiting https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/program/40021525
I look forward to seeing you in the club ;-)
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David
Posted
Tue, May 29 2007 7:52 AM
by
David Overton