Posted by LauraV (Laura V) on December 4, 2007, 2:39 pm, in reply to "Re: WA notaries - save on office supplies - watch this space!"
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Rick -
I haven't been East of the mountains yet.
That must be where VA is ;-)
--Previous Message--
: Laura, you didn't know that Va is a part
: of Washington State, did you? (You do
: now!)
:
: Rick
:
: --Previous Message--
: WA notaries -
:
: My volunteer project for 2007 has been
: to create an online statewide Chamber
: of Commerce for WA small business
: owners. I have invested many hundreds
: of volunteer hours to make this
: happen.
:
: We small business owners pay the
: highest prices for supplies when we
: are the ones who can least afford to
: do so.
: IE: we take it in the neck.
:
: To combat this, I am forming a
: non-profit corporation wherein WA
: small business owners can join for
: free. We can use our collective clout
: to get discounts on office supplies,
: coffee, and other urgent necessities
: for running our businesses.
:
: I have already worked out an agreement
: with Staples. 15%-35% off all online
: purchases over $50. Free delivery for
: most towns/cities. Bigger discounts
: on featured items and high-ticket
: electronics.
:
: Most of the vendor discounts will work
: this way:
: Members log in. They click on a
: vendor's graphic. That takes them to
: a webpage with the description of the
: discount or offer. Special codes,
: etc, are listed here. You click on
: the graphic again to order directly
: from the vendor. You pay the vendor,
: not my association. We get zero cut
: for this.
:
: The association is non-profit. VERY
: non-profit.
:
: The website is in beta form and should
: launch in around 2 weeks. We are
: still working out some database kinks.
:
: When the website launches, there will
: only be a handful of vendors offering
: discounts so don't be disappointed. I
: have dozens of additional vendors who
: are waiting for the site to launch and
: to see some big membership numbers.
: Toner, remanufactured cartridges, and
: oil changes are on the list. (NSAs
: are at the top of the list!)
:
: THAT'S WHEN I WILL NEED YOUR HELP.
:
: The more members we have, the bigger
: discounts I can negotiate for us. If
: I can tell the vendors we have 1000
: members, they will jump on board
: faster than you can say "how
: high?"
:
: When I announce the website is up,
: would you PLEASE join (free) and enter
: your business description?
:
: That is all I ask.
:
: 200+ members have already joined at
: the beta level. The sooner we get 1K
: members, the sooner I can obtain
: serious discounts for our members.
:
: Please keep me in mind and join the
: moment when you see my post with the
: link.
:
: I am very excited about this project!
: We small business owners are finally
: going to get some purchasing clout via
: collective bargaining.
:
: The non-profit has 3 board members. 2
: of us are NSAs. The third is a
: licensed family psychologist. We are
: GOOD people!
:
: Thanks for your support and.....
:
: PLEASE WATCH THIS BOARD FOR UPDATES!
:
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