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Updated 6/22/22. Originally published 10/15/15.

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When it comes to selecting a financing partner for your office technology business, you likely have questions that determine if they are a match for your business and business solutions. At GreatAmerica Financial Services, we often hear, “Are my transaction sizes too big for GreatAmerica?” Or, in turn, “Are my transaction sizes too small?”

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While supply chain challenges have made shortages inevitable across technology products, software and cloud-based solutions have been the exception. Technology providers that are increasing focus on software solutions for their customers are the companies winning right now. For GreatAmerica Financial Services, this begs the question: how can monthly payments help with software sales?

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Disruptions in the supply chain are continuing to create challenges for equipment providers spanning nearly every industry. Many of our customers are facing some of the most difficult business obstacles they have experienced in recent history, from soaring prices to a shortage of goods. Unfortunately, there’s no way to predict when things will improve, in fact, some of our partners estimate it could be a year or more before things return to normal. Providers are feeling pressure to perform at pre-pandemic levels, but without inventory being consistently available, it becomes all the more difficult to hit quarterly numbers and profitability goals.

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Inflation rates are rising at the fastest pace since May 1981. But what does that mean for your business?

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More than 4 million workers voluntarily quit their jobs in December 2021 in what is being called The Great Resignation according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This puts pressure on some of the most competitive jobs – including the top skilled technical resources your company needs to build and solve complex customer IT challenges.

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Updated 1/13/2022. Originally published 4/22/2021. Customers need technology and look to their Solution Providers as the experts who can help determine how to best fulfill that need. The current economic implications on businesses include uncertainty and hesitation around utilizing cash flow, but financing can help. In this blog, we highlight the top eight reasons you should be offering your client a flexible way to acquire your technology solution.

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Updated 1/6/2022. Originally Posted 1/28/2018. If the world of financing and leasing seems like a confusing landscape of options, you’re not alone. Approaching the industry with little to no financing experience can be overwhelming for anyone trying to introduce financing as a viable option for their business. Related: What is the Difference Between a Lease and a Loan? Like anything new, it’s helpful to understand the nuts and bolts of financing: at GreatAmerica, that’s an introduction to our most popular equipment lease types in use by businesses today. We’ll look at the pros and cons of each so you can identify which one is best for your business and your customers.

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Updated on 12/2/2021. Originally Posted on 5/6/2020. Since 2020, IT and office technology providers have been tasked with deploying their clients’ remote workforce at record pace. Many projects were put on hold, and IT providers worked around-the-clock to ensure their clients could continue doing business securely from home, staying busy with software migration, implementation, and upgrades – all of which could conveniently be done remotely.

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Just admit it, you secretly love Harry Styles. You’ve seen him in a dress on the cover of Vogue. You’ve seen him at the Grammys. You’ve seen him on Saturday Night Live and The Howard Stern Show. You’ve seen him in award-winning films. Your kids (or grandkids) rave about him and you want to as well.

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I just passed my 20-year work anniversary with GreatAmerica Financial Services. If someone would have asked me when I started if I would be a documentation functional leader of eight teams across two business units I would have said, “No way!”

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The great thing about a day in the life of a Documentation Specialist at GreatAmerica is that no two days are exactly the same. Yes, we have our general workflow, but every deal, every customer, and every end user has their own unique items to sift through. We get to be the ones that bring the ins and outs of the deal together, and light up our goal meter. Let me provide you with a sneak peek of a day in the life of a docs team member.

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