ManageOne Group is an alliance that gives solution providers national clout while allowing them to maintain a local, individual presence. Those that join ManageOne can take advantage of our blueprint for success, the Total Outsourced Offering, which allows solution providers to advance their services beyond the managed-service-provider (MSP) model.

ManageOne president Kent Erickson, who has 16 years of IT-industry experience including six years with an MSP, built ManageOne based on the premise that there is tremendous value in a network of solution providers sharing the best of their business-models, knowledge, size and geographic-presence.

The ManageOne alliance model focuses on providing five key member benefits:

• Help member-companies set themselves apart from the competition.
  
• Leverage shared knowledge to create stronger offerings.
  
• Provide operational improvements and increased EBITDA.
  
• Raise the geographic presence of solution providers into a national presence.
  
• Offer greater leverage, stronger relationships and better pricing with vendors and suppliers.

An additional benefit of joining ManageOne is the opportunity to increase the value and desirability of your business to an acquirer without giving up your identity and financial control in the short term. ManageOne leverages member organizations in a positive way. The ability to achieve higher valuation-multiples for our businesses can not be ignored.

We also envision that the synergy and shared knowledge among our members will provide “Centers of Excellence” in any direction the group chooses to pursue. The combination of specialized talents and industry expertise will allow growth and strength among those in the alliance. Many members will have expertise in specialized technologies and vertical industries, which will allow fellow members to grow in other areas.

An inherent benefit among organizations of this type is a shared lower cost with vendors and suppliers. Negotiations will occur at a much higher level, similar to that of a large organization. Examples include…

• Microsoft for Hosting (SAAS)
• HP/Dell for Data Centers
  
• Product Levels for Discounts
  
• Marketing Costs
• Master Agreements That Share High Buy-In Costs

Lastly but perhaps most importantly, the organization will truly benefit customers. The wealth of experience, knowledge and resources will benefit all end-users in terms of best-practices, pricing and expertise. It is because of this that ManageOne will ultimately succeed.

For more information on joining the ManageOne alliance…