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Pitfalls of Running Old Technology

This piece originally appeared on the GreatAmerica Office Equipment Blog forum. Click here to read other topics of interest to our industry. “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.” We all know the saying which implies that if a particular something isn’t wrong, we need not take
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Driving Greater Customer Success Motivates GreatAmerica Difference Maker Arial Harland

Whether we like it or not, business is a results-driven game. A company can have all the right people, processes and technologies necessary to set the stage for success, but in the end we’re measured, judged and evaluated on outcomes. Like a fitness instructor in a room full of
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GreatAmerica Announces 2018 Sales Simplicity Seminar Managed IT Sales Training Dates

Cedar Rapids, IA (March 8, 2018) — GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation and Collabrance LLC announced today three Sales Simplicity Seminar 2018 dates for Managed Services Providers (MSPs) and office technology dealers ready to take their Managed IT Services success to the
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Five Things Dealers Should Know to Thrive in a Review Economy

Think of the last time you went on vacation, or maybe you’re planning one right now. I would bet some Bitcoin that you visited at least one review site, or looked at reviews of your hotels or places you’re looking to visit. Am I right? Planning vacations is only one
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Seven Ways to Protect Your Most Prized Asset

We all know that without growth, businesses can’t thrive; the office technology industry is no different. A focus on growth can influence dealers to put blinders on and think solely about net new business. While net new business is important, it costs at least seven times more to
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As Competition Intensifies, Dealers Must Follow Technology to Bolster Processes and Support Clients

Competition is all around you and growing by leaps and bounds. Smaller dealers who find they can no longer make investments that can help sustain a level of competitiveness to foster growth are finding refuge in the company of much larger competitors, be they M&A-minded
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GreatAmerica Wins Cannata Award for Best Leasing Company

Cedar Rapids, IA (Nov. 14, 2017) — GreatAmerica Financial Services has won the 2017 Frank Award for Best Leasing Company, a feat repeated for the eighth time in nine years. The award was announced Thursday, November 2nd at The Cannata Report’s 32nd Annual Awards and
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GreatAmerica Financial Services Reaches $2 Billion, Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Cedar Rapids, IA (Nov. 1, 2017) — GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today that it surpassed the $2 billion mark in assets and concurrently reached its 25th year of uninterrupted organic growth. The two milestones are the latest installment of the remarkable
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Difference Maker Spotlight: GreatAmerica’s Tawnya Stone

How a company leverages technology has a huge impact on how well it performs. The challenge is that not many people have the business and tech savvy necessary to get both in sync toward reaching a goal. That’s part of what makes Tawnya Stone exceptional and this week’s Difference
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GreatAmerica Rated No. 1 Leasing Company for Fourth Consecutive Year in The Cannata Report’s Annual Dealer Survey

Cedar Rapids, IA — GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today it was named “Best Leasing Company” in The Cannata Report’s 2016 Annual Dealer Survey for the fourth year in a row. The honor as best leasing company was recognized for the first time with a Frank
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Five GreatAmerica Employees Complete Financing Certification

Cedar Rapids, IA, November 2015 – Five GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation employees passed the Certified Lease and Finance Professional (CLFP) exam to receive the CLFP designation. The five are Todd Jarvela, Direct Programs Group Director; Tawnya Stone, Enterprise
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Oh No, Not Again: Common Mistakes Made by Dealers Looking to Move into Managed Services

Everybody makes mistakes and the dealer community has made its share as they struggle to make a go of it in the Managed Services business. This month in the print version of ENX magazine the main feature is “Managed Services Made Easy.” The individuals we interviewed for that
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Trending Now: The Trends Impacting the Leasing and Finance Industry

The document imaging industry is driven by trends. For those in the midst of the fray it certainly helps to be on top of what’s happening and an understanding of the impact certain trends may have on one’s business or product, services, and solutions offerings going forward. In
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The Document Imaging Industry Year in Preview: The Nearly Complete Edition

Since January 2 we’ve been presenting the Document Imaging Industry Year in Preview in ENX/The Week in Imaging with brief comments from industry players representing the hardware, solutions, services, and supplies side of the document imaging industry as well as key industry
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12 More Document Imaging Industry 2014 Highlights

The various players in the document imaging industry continue to share their highlights of the year, allowing readers to get a better handle on what made the many segments that make up the document imaging industry rock in 2014. This week we present another 12. “2014 was an
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