Featured RSPA Content
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RSPA Announces RetailNOW 2015 W2W, Canadian, And Entrepreneur Community Events
7/17/2015
RetailNOW 2015, the Retail Solution Providers Association (RSPA) trade show event for the retail technology and point of sale industry, announced three events hosted by the association’s Canadian, W2W, and Entrepreneur Communities.
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The Best Business Advice You’ve Ever Received: RSPA INSPIRE Edition
2/23/2015
One of my favorite articles posted recently on the Business Solutions website is What’s The Best Piece Of Business Advice You’ve Ever Received? Five channel executives weighed in with guidance that would benefit any business leader.
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RSPA INSPIRE 2015: Heath Says Channel Leaders Need To Find “Bright Spots”
1/27/2015
If it’s true that great conference speakers cause the attendees to act constructively, then Chip Heath, the featured presenter at the RSPA INSPIRE 2015 Conference in Maui, HI, has proven to be a great speaker. Many of the 100+ channel executives attending this conference said Heath has taught them principles and actions they told me they will implement at their businesses.
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Podcast: Author Chip Heath To Speak At RSPA INSPIRE 2015
1/16/2015
In this exclusive interview with Business Solutions president and RSPA board chairman Jim Roddy, Heath discusses some of the challenges facing Retail VARs as well as a preview of his presentations at INSPIRE, Planned topics are the dynamics of change — how you can align the analytical side and the emotional side of your brain to make change effectively — and decision making — examining flaws and biases that result in less-than-optimal decisions and learning routines and procedures that improve the chances of success.
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RSPA INSPIRE 2015 Preview: Author Chip Heath Will Present Sessions On Change, Decision Making
10/31/2014
Chip Heath is the featured speaker for INSPIRE 2015, the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) event for thought leaders in retail technology, January 25-28, 2015, at the Grand Wailea Resort & Convention Center, Maui, HI.
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EMV: Challenges And Opportunities For VARs
9/17/2014
It’s no surprise the “View From The Top: Leadership Panel” at this year’s Retail Solutions Providers Association’s RetailNOW included a discussion of EMV.
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Retail VARs Face Big Questions — But Find Bigger Value — Switching To As-A-Service
9/11/2014
The transition to the as-a-Service business model is gaining momentum with IT solutions providers working in the retail vertical. The evolution of a break-fix businesses into one based on recurring revenue, however, requires overcoming challenges and looking for opportunities, some specific to this vertical market.
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Business Solutions Receives RSPA 2014 Gold Medallion Award
8/27/2014
At the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) RetailNOW 2014 Awards Ceremony on August 5, 2014, the association presented its 2014 Gold Medallion Award to Business Solutions magazine. Each year, the RSPA presents Vendor of Excellence Awards — more than 300 vendors were categorized and selected by RSPA reseller members for the awards, which make them the only industry accolade honoring vendors for channel work, given by the retail channel.
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APG’s Bergeron Talks Sensible Solutions — Not Sexy Technologies — At RetailNOW
8/18/2014
Sexy technologies dominate the headlines at most channel trade shows, and RetailNOW 2014 in Orlando was no different. Tablets, mobile payments, interactive digital signage, and cloud POS certainly deserve your attention. But I was reminded during Stephen Bergeron’s RetailNOW presentation Aug. 6 that we shouldn't overlook sensible solutions that aren't flashy but help merchants.
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RetailNOW Panelists Tell The Secret Of Better Employees: A Better Boss
8/7/2014
This year’s W2W event on Monday at RetailNOW featured a panel discussion on the topic of leadership. W2W, the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) community that is a resource and support for women in the Retail IT industry, based the discussion on the book Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek.