Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Microsoft Small Business Specialists provided technology advise, support and service, to small businesses. You can identify a Small Business Specialist by looking for the logo. When you see this, you can be confident you are dealing with a company that knows how to make IT work for smaller companies, like yours.
Small business owners are focused on running their business and not the technology it uses. A Small Business Specialist can help your business grow by providing advice on utilizing and maximizing current technologies, support your hardware equipment and recommend new technologies were needed. We understand running a small business, because we are one too. Old Gate is committed to small businesses and earned its Microsoft Small Business Specialists in March of 2006, not many can say that!
Microsoft Small Business Specialist FAQ
Q. What is a Microsoft Small Business Specialist?
A. A Small Business Specialist is a Microsoft Partner who is specially trained to support the IT needs of a small business.
Q. What can a Microsoft Small Business Specialist do for my business?
A. Since the IT needs and resources of a small business are different from that of a large organization, so is the Microsoft Small Business Specialist. A Small Business Specialist often acts as both a consultant and as a de-facto onsite IT professional — designing, configuring, implementing and maintaining IT solutions for a small businesses.
Q. Why do small businesses need a specialist?
A. The Microsoft Small Business Specialist program was developed in response to input from customers and partners, who expressed a need to build easier connections that enable small business customers to quickly and easily identify those technology partners best suited to support them. A Small Business Specialist is local, so he or she can also support your company easily.
Q. What kind of training does a Microsoft Small Business Specialist have?
A. A Microsoft Small Business Specialist must pass a technical exam and small business sales and marketing assessment test in order to be awarded the Microsoft Small Business Specialist designation. A Small Business Specialist also has access to specialized Microsoft training and readiness opportunities. In addition, your Small Business Specialist is a Microsoft Partner Program member.
Q. How can a Small Business Specialist help my business?
A. Hiring a Microsoft Small Business Specialist will help you quickly and very easily identify the technical partner that is best suited to support your needs. They can identify solutions that will drive more efficiency in your business processes and extend your company's capabilities to work with customers, suppliers and vendors.