Microsoft Partner Network Adds Small Business Competency (Slides)

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Small Business Computer Consulting Blog

http://blog.sphomerun.com

Microsoft Partner

Network

Adds Small Business

Competency

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Small Business

Channel Partners

Can Now up the

Ante with Microsoft,

Sponsored by ITChannelPrograms.com

http://itchannelprograms.com/

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Beyond the

Soon-to-be-retired

Microsoft Small

Business Specialist

(SBSC) Credential



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Small Business

Competency

Signals Change

and Progress



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The Microsoft

Partner Network

Small Business

Competency has

Two Levels:



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1. Microsoft Partner

Network Silver

Small Business

Competency



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2. Microsoft Partner

Network Gold

Small Business

Competency



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Small Business

VARs Don’t Always

get the Credit and

Respect they

Deserve



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The Microsoft

Small Business

Competency is a

Step in the Right

Direction



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Special Promotion

for Launch of

Small Business

Competency



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Eric Ligman,

Director of Partner

Experience at

Microsoft

Corporation,



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Wrote to Announce

the Small Business

Competency

Program and a

Special Promotion



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Running through

the End of 2012,

Designed to

Motivate Enrollment

at the “Silver” Level



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You Can Read all

of the Details on

Ligman’s Post,

but in a Nutshell:



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• “Silver” is Being

Discounted to $999

US through the

End of 2012



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• Does NOT Apply

to Microsoft Partner

Network Gold

Small Business

Competency



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• Not Eligible if

Currently Enrolled,

or Has Enrolled

During the Past

12 Months



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• Your Company is

Only Eligible for

One Discount from

this Promotion



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End of the Line for

Microsoft Small

Business Specialist

(SBSC)?



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Microsoft Sees the

Microsoft Small

Business

Specialist (SBSC)

Credential,



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Evolving into the

Microsoft Partner

Network Small

Business

Competency



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The Natural

Entry-point into

the Small

Business

Competency is



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The Microsoft

Partner Network

Silver Small

Business

Competency



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To Learn More

About How the

Microsoft Partner

Network is



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Adding Small

Business

Competency

Levels,



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See Ligman’s Post

on: “Microsoft

Small Business

Competency is

Here!



http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2012/06/15/microsoft-small-business-competency-is-here-plus-a-999-special-46-discount-promotional-offer-and-more-competency-details.aspx

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Plus a $999 Special

(~46% Discount!)

Promotional offer &

More Competency

Details!”



http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2012/06/15/microsoft-small-business-competency-is-here-plus-a-999-special-46-discount-promotional-offer-and-more-competency-details.aspx

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Also see:

“Microsoft Partner

Network (MPN)

(Glossary

Definition)”


http://www.sphomerun.com/Managed-Computer-Consulting-Glossary/bid/78527/Microsoft-Partner-Network-MPN-Glossary-Definition


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What Do You Think

About the Microsoft

Partner Network

Small Business

Competency?



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Will Your Company

be Pursuing the

Silver or Gold

Levels?



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Please Share Your

Thoughts in the

Comments Area

Below



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