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Novatech Obtains Xerox Dealer Digital Office Solutions

Novatech, a nationwide Managed Office provider and a core portfolio company of Trivest Partners, a leading founder-friendly private investment firm, has announced its acquisition of Digital Office Solutions, a Xerox Dealer in Milwaukee. “Novatech continues to grow,”
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Novatech, a Nationwide Technology Company, Opens New Virginia Beach Office

Novatech Inc. announced it has opened a Virginia Beach location that will serve as its sales office, product warehouse and client support facility for the Commonwealth of Virginia, while augmenting its nationwide footprint. The new location will handle sales and support for
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M&A Roundup: TOPP Business Solutions Acquires Technic IT Group; Novatech Expands

TOPP Business Solutions (TBS), one of the region’s largest family-owned office automation dealers, is expanding with the acquisition of Dunmore, PA-based Technic IT Group, LLC. “This is truly a win-win for all involved,” said Brad Lehman, TOPP Business Solutions COO. “Our goal is
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Novatech Acquires United Laser, Adding Expanded Managed Print Service Options for Customers Nationwide

Novatech, a nationwide managed office provider, and core portfolio company of Trivest Partners, a leading founder-friendly private investment firm, has announced the acquisition of United Laser, a nationwide managed print services (MPS) provider. The acquisition is redefining the
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Square 9 Softworks Announces Strategic Partnership with Novatech, Inc.

New Haven, CT (Oct. 13, 2020) — Square 9 Softworks and Novatech, Inc. are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership that combines Square 9’s award-winning cloud-based document management solutions and Novatech’s world-class managed office services. With the
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Now What? How IT Dealers Can Get the Jump on Business, Post-COVID-19

At some point in the not-too-distant future (which we can only hope is more near-term than the opposite), businesses will resume operating at some level of normal. While the definition of “normal” may undergo a metamorphosis during the ensuing months, purveyors of managed IT
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Life’s Gift of Lemons: Managed IT Dealers Explore Takeaways From COVID-19

It’s tough to discuss COVID-19 in the past tense when it continues to linger well beyond its “welcome,” like a drunk uncle at a holiday cookout an hour after everyone else has left. However, roughly four months into our shared experience, industry dealers of IT-based goods and
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No Day at the Beach: The Art of Delivering IT During a Pandemic

Anyone who has visited the beach with a young family in tow knows the experience can be taxing. It’s not a gas-and-go proposition; the level of preparation involved in delivering more than one child to the shore for a day of fun can be time-consuming.  Sunscreen is only the
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Beyond Compensation and Benefits: Promoting Your Dealership as an Employee Destination

Being a few ticks north of the mid-century mark, this reporter clearly remembers the time when the previous generation removed its graduation cap and gown—or mustered out of the service—then picked up a hard hat and lunch pail, which were to become constant companions for the
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How Dealers Adjust Hiring Focus, Approach in a Tight Job Market

Now, perhaps more than ever in the last 10 years, is the best time to be in the market for a new job. Not only is unemployment nearing historic lows across much of the nation, but wage growth has been improving. According to Trading Economics and the U.S. Bureau of Economic
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Money Equals Happiness: The Art of Maintaining Superstar Account Reps

We welcome February with this month’s state of the industry focus on finding and maintaining quality employees—long viewed as one of the most vexing challenges for not only the office dealer ecosystem but all businesses. As unemployment levels hover at historic lows across the
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Novatech Launches New Managed Office Solution

Business technology firm Novatech Inc. today announced its Managed Office solution, a comprehensive palette of managed print, managed IT, cloud and cybersecurity services. The Novatech Managed Office enables companies to leverage technology holistically to focus on driving
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Talent Acquisition Tops the List of Challenges for Elite Dealers

Each year, in conjunction with the Elite Dealer issue, we ask our nominees to provide a glimpse into the biggest challenges that they face. While we don’t have a comprehensive breakdown by topic, we can tell you that the clear “winner,” by far (approximately 25% of our Elite
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The M&A Numbers Game: What is My Business Worth?

Want a fun exercise? Try saying the words that comprise EBITDA as fast as you can, even just once. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. By the second or third try, it sounds almost robotic. Perhaps it’s appropriate, because we’re talking about cold,
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Training the Key to Getting the Most Value from Workflow Solutions

From discovery to implementation and client training, from setting expectations to delivering on promises, implementing workflow solutions calls upon the dealer, client and the software/hardware solutions provider to be in sync. Brad Yocum, market manager for Function4,
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