Who is Business AdvantEdge?

A small business (SMB) professional association member benefit provider whose contracts with Fortune 500 and other key business services aggregate sales under one purchasing umbrella, translating into discounts and other member benefits.

Who should join BA?

Small-to-medium businesses (SMB)
Small-to-medium non-profit organizations such as 501c3s
Franchise, Trade and Professional Associations

How will my business benefit?

SMB companies typically don’t have enough purchasing volume to negotiate proprietary pricing and discounts on their own – but as a Business AdvantEdge affiliate, you do! Save on office supplies, equipment, HR and financial services, telecom, gas, shipping, etc. plus value added features such as free shipping, monthly promotions, two-for-one pricing, waived fees, and more. Spending less on office supplies or shipping means lower overhead. Simply stated, that translates into more profit! Click on Member Benefits for more details.

How will our association benefit?

Franchise, Trade and Professional Associations know the value of offering a variety of attractive member benefits ranging from accredited continuing education to volume discounts. With our Association program, not only does your HQ qualify for discounts, but your members as well. Enriching your affinity benefit program helps build your membership base by increasing member recruitment and retention. In addition, your organization may qualify for royalties or other supplemental income. Contact us at 888-734-3343 or email us for details and visit the Member Associations page above for a sample list of participating Associations.

How do I join?

Associations should contact us for a proposal. Business owners and non-profits should click on Become A Member for a membership form. Questions? Call 888-734-EDGE or email us at: info@business-edge.net. Specific program details including discounts, vendors, etc. can be found on the Member Benefits page.

What's new at BA?

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Get the technology you want—and save 45%¹

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Was $1,070
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2GB DDR2 Memory
250GB Hard Drive³
15.6” diagonal monitor

Upgrade for just $170 more!

Get double the memory, a larger hard drive, built-in GOBI™ broadband, and a free notebook case.

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• Intel^® Core™ i5 Processor²
• Genuine Windows^® 7 Professional
• 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM Memory⁴
• 320GB Hard Drive³
• Built-in mobile broadband powered by GOBI™5
• FREE notebook case

For details on this offer and free U.S. ground shipping, visit www.hp.com/go/bae or call 1-888-860-9572 and mention BAE1.

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If you’ve been delaying your technology upgrade, wait no more! Upgrade to an HP notebook with Genuine Windows^® 7 for only $579, and save 45%. Go to www.hp.com/go/bae.

Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware and/or a DVD drive to install the Windows 7 software and take full advantage of Windows 7 functionality. See www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ for details. 1. Instant savings through 9/30/2010 or while supplies last. Limit 3 per customer. Pricing is subject to change without notice. U.S. only. 2. Dual/Quad Core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers will necessarily benefit from the use of this technology. Intel’s numbering is not a measurement of higher performance. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from the use of this technology. 3. GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 15GB of system disk (for Windows 7) is reserved for system recovery software. 4. Up to 1 GB may not be available with 32-bit operating systems due to system resource requirements. 5. Mobile broadband requires separately purchased service contract. Check with provider for availability and coverage in your area.

$200 Cash Back if you start with ADP now!*

ADP OFFERS A RANGE OF SOLUTIONS TO HELP YOU SAVE TIME AND MONEY – Run payroll in real time anytime, anywhere with secure online access while also allowing your business to offer your employees checks, direct deposit, or payment cards. Automate your tax filing for federal, state, unemployment and local jurisdictions. ADP HR Tools include an all-in-one HR solution designed with small business in mind, including instant background checks, an employee handbook wizard, and compliance center. For details on the $200 CASH BACK and the ADP services that meet your needs, contact ADP National Accounts Jeremy Dyer and ask for the Business AdvantEdge promotion and rates. Contact info: Toll free: 866-506-9447 or email: Jeremy_Dyer@adp.com. See PDF for more details.

*Eligible clients will receive a $200 deposit to client’s authorized bank account as indicated on the Client Account Agreement. In order to receive credit, company must sign complete ADP sales order by July 31, 2010 and start processing payroll by August 31, 2010 and continue processing for three consecutive months. Credit will be issued to clients in good standing after the three months of processing. Eligible companies must have 1 to 49 employees and use Direct Debit of Fees. Only available to new ADP Clients using RUN Powered by ADP® or EasyPaySM in the Continental U.S. © 2010 ADP, Inc. The ADP Logo is a registered trademark, EasyPay is a service mark and Run Powered by ADP is a registered service mark of ADP, Inc.

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Any of your PCs hit their 3rd birthday?

Save time and money with a new HP PC with Windows® 7 – At HP, it’s critical our customers are in the know. That’s why we want you to be aware of how much of a drain older PCs can be on your budget and resources. PCs older than 3 years can experience:

5x more power supply failures*
3.5x more software crashes*
1.6x more virus attacks*

These are just a few of the costly reasons why it’s time to upgrade to HP PCs with Windows® 7 Professional. Get more done with superfast start-ups and shutdowns, plus supercharged search functions.

A new HP PC running Windows® 7 Professional has time- and cost-saving measures built right in:

Compared to an older laptop with Windows® XP, a new HP business laptop with Windows® 7 can deliver up to a 68% increase in performance power¹
A new HP desktop with an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor running Windows® 7 Professional can run nearly three times faster than your old PC²

You’re always looking for ways to reduce costs and keep your business profitable. These days, that’s harder than ever. It pays to upgrade to a new HP PC with Windows® 7.

And to make it even easier, HP will give you cash back for old PCs when you upgrade —up to $150 when you trade up to a new HP Notebook.³ Plus, we’ll cover the cost to ship your old equipment back to us. It’s savings worth celebrating.

To get special Business AdvantEdge member pricing and free U.S. ground shipping⁴, visit www.hp.com/go/bae or call 1.800.860.9572 and mention BAE1.

*TechAisle/Intel Study, Q1, 2009; March 2008 survey of 630 small businesses (1- 99 employee size) in the U.S., Brazil, Italy, Australia, China, India, UK.

PC Mark05 benchmark comparison of HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook, Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, Intel T2400 (1.83 GHz) to HP EliteBook 6930p, Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, Intel Core™2 Duo T9600. Actual results may vary based on system configuration and performance will vary over time depending on software installed.
Bootup and shutdown times were calculated on the following configurations: D530 – Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, Intel Celeron 2.53 GHz, 3x512MB DDR1-400MHz PC3200, 80G PATA HDD, on-board graphic. 8000 –Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU, 2x1G, 160G 7200 rpm, on-board graphic. Actual results may vary based on system configuration and performance will vary over time depending on software installed.
Offer valid between November 23, 2009 and May 31, 2010. The average estimated trade-in value for notebooks was $100 each. The estimated trade-in value was calculated as an average of all notebook trade-in values through the HP Trade-in program from August 2009 to October 2009. To obtain a trade-in quote, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.hp.com/go/tradein"www.hp.com/go/tradein.
All orders must be billed and shipped to a U.S. address. Some restrictions apply.

Save at the Gas Pump With Our New BA Member Benefit - Holiday StationStores – Looking for some respite from the high price of gas? Sign up for this well-timed new member benefit. The program is built around a Holiday StationStores purchase card that gives you fuel rebates on every gallon purchased, plus $2.00 off car washes. Visit our Member Benefits page for more details and to sign up.

Web and Audio-Conferencing – Sound Wave of the Future – Did you know that teleconferencing starts for as little as 6 cents per minute? And if you prefer to use web conferencing for sales meeting, PowerPoint presentations, etc., the rates have become very competitive and affordable. Click here for details and pricing:

UPS Delivers Bigger BA Discounts – UPS now offers BA affiliates an even better discount program for 2010. The discounts are broader and deeper – more classes of service are discounted and the larger your shipping volume, the deeper the discounts. Also, enrollment has been simplified: We’ve gone paperless! Just call or sing up on line. Click here for details: