Caliper Management Consulting
NAW and AWFS are partnering with Caliper, an international management consulting firm, to offer a wide range of personnel services to wholesale distribution companies. Caliper can help wholesaler-distributors achieve their goals by aligning the talent and potential of employees with the needs of the business.
Carrier Solutions Group
AWFS has partnered up with Carrier Solutions Group to bring members access to free consulting for their Telephone and Internet needs. Carrier Solutions Group specializes in consulting services and in representing their clients’ to the phone and Internet companies. The team at CSG works aggressively to identify cost savings, offer alternate solutions and to negotiate favorable contracts for their clients’ telecommunication needs. Their experienced team partners with over 30 different providers to bring you the best solution at the most aggressive price available. Call them today for a free cost savings analysis, at 1-877-840-4644.Email or go to Carrier Solutions Group. Let them know you’re an AWFS member when calling.
CTBS IT Solutions
AWFS (via NAW) has entered into a new partnership with CBTS to offer a program that affords us an opportunity to provide best-of-class IT solutions to NAW industry members. From Data Centers and cloud computing to hardware and software sales, CBTS provides end-to-end IT solutions along with technical assets, expertise and flexibility to help you reduce costs, gain operational efficiencies and decrease risk.
The Growth Initiative
In partnership with The Manufacturing Institute (the non-profit arm of the National Association of Manufacturers’), AWFS is pleased to offer its members The Growth Initiative, a cutting-edge online training program that will enable small, medium and large manufacturing companies to more effectively grow their businesses. Participating companies will begin to rollout carefully designed The Growth Initiative Sales Campaigns, based on an affordable online training curriculum delivered through their local manufacturing associations and organizations.
The Growth Initiative is at the heart of a series of business development campaigns developed by the Institute in partnership with the Florida-based management consulting firm, Growth Development Associates (GDA). GDA provides sales and management training services online, via a curriculum of engaging mobile apps, along with highly interactive classroom environments. Internationally recognized for their ability to customize training programs across a myriad of industries, GDA will play a key role in The Growth Initiative with sales training programs featuring manufacturing industry examples, practical applications, and video illustrations.
The object of The Growth Initiative is to generate “achievable , sustainable, profitable growth for manufacturing companies NOW………despite the economy”. The campaign strategies and curriculum content are based upon proven “world class” growth strategies and road-tested “best practice” skills from the most successful companies in the world”.

For more information, click here or view the following items:
Growth Initiative Program Announcement for Manufacturers
Program Benefits for Manufacturers
Growth Initiative Pricing Summary for Manufacturers
The Growth Initiative FAQ’s for Manufacturers
The Growth Initiative in a Nutshell
The Growth Initiative Final Press Release
About the Manufacturing Institute
About Growth Development Associates
Hertz Car Rental
Take advantage of special low negotiated rates, earned Free Rental Days and other premium benefits. Click here for more info.

Mail Dog

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National Association of Wholesalers-Distributors (NAW) Benefits
Through our membership with NAW, AWFS is able to offer you discounts and savings on NAW Education and Publications:
Education – events like the Wholesaler Distributor Management Course and provide valuable information. Click here for info on upcoming education.
Publications – NAW offers dozens of titles within its publication library, on topics like Financial Management, Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, Sales and Profit, Pricing and Operations. AWFS member companies are eligible for middle tier discounts on all publications as well as online seminars! Go here to see what’s available.

