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The CompTIA Small Business Owners Community focuses on the development of best practices, business fundamental education and resources for emerging IT business owners (i.e. VARs, MSPs with fewer than 50 employees). The Small Business Owners Community provides networking opportunities to thought leaders from this technology business segment, develops small business-specific education programs, and creates member-driven initiatives. The initiatives include employee training programs for critical organizational disciplines, including business development, customer services, human resources, technical services, time management and business documentation.

For more information on the CompTIA Small Business Owners Community, please contact us at communities@comptia.org.

Current member-driven initiatives:

  • Organize a foundational education track: fundamental business principles
  • Create a Small Business Owners Toolkit: templates, forms, Webinars, etc.

Members include:

  • Owners of technology businesses with 50 employees or less

Community Initiatives

 

Community Resources and Documents

Doc_IDDoc_TitleDescriptionDate_PostedFile_Size
Meeting Minutes - Small Business Owners Breakaway August 4 2011

Minutes from the Small Business Owners community meeting during Breakaway 2011.

Added on 8/5/2011 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 391 K
Author : Corey Simpson

11 total downloads

0 downloads this week
Meeting Presentation - Small Business Owners Breakaway August 4 2011

The slides presented during the Small Business Owners community meeting at Breakaway 2011.

Added on 8/5/2011 Document Type : Presentation Slides File Size : 3943 K
Author : Corey Simpson

8 total downloads

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Meeting Presentation - SBO Initiatve Update Q3 July 14 2011

This is the presentation from the Small Business Owners Q3 Initiative Update.

Added on 7/14/2011 Document Type : Presentation Slides File Size : 406 K
Author : Corey Simpson

3 total downloads

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Meeting Presentation - SBO Annual Member Meeting April 6th 2011

Presentation from the Small Business Owners meeting at AMM April 6th 2011.

Added on 4/8/2011 Document Type : Presentation Slides File Size : 1121 K
Author : Corey Simpson

1 total downloads

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Simplified Acquisitions Presentation

Guy Timberlake's presentation on the government purchasing process called Simplified Acquisitions.

Added on 4/8/2011 Document Type : Presentation Slides File Size : 3035 K
Author : Corey Simpson

1 total downloads

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Meeting Minutes - SBO Annual Member Meeting April 6th 2011

Minutes from the Small Business Owners meeting at AMM April 6th 2011.

Added on 4/8/2011 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 327 K
Author : Corey Simpson

2 total downloads

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CompTIA Communities Leadership Handbook

This document is a handbook for CompTIA community leaders. It provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of a community leader, as well as background information on how communities are generally managed.

Added on 4/4/2011 Document Type : Training File Size : 846 K
Author : Jim Hamilton

79 total downloads

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Meeting Minutes - SBO 2011 Kick-off Feb 4 2011.pdf

Minutes from the community 2011 Kick-off call on February 4, 2011.

Added on 2/5/2011 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 472 K
Author : Corey Simpson

8 total downloads

0 downloads this week
Meeting Presentation - SBO 2011 Kick-off Feb 4 2011.pdf

Presentation from the community 2011 Kick-off call on February 4, 2011.

Added on 2/5/2011 Document Type : Presentation Slides File Size : 246 K
Author : Corey Simpson

3 total downloads

0 downloads this week
Meeting Minutes - Small Business Owners End of Year Wrap-Up Meeting

Minutes from the November 23 SBO community call.

Added on 11/24/2010 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 447 K
Author : Corey Simpson

10 total downloads

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Small Business Owners Community Meeting rev 8-11-10

SBO Breakaway Community Meeting Presentation August 12, 2010 JW Marriott San Antonio, TX

Added on 8/13/2010 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 4120 K
Author : Corey Simpson

2 total downloads

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Small Business Owners Special Interest Group - May 26, 2010

Minutes - Small Business Owners Community Meeting May 26, 2010

Added on 5/28/2010 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 92 K
Author : Paul Bittorf

0 total downloads

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Small Business Owners Community Staff Leader

Corey Simpson is the Small Business Owners Community manager for CompTIA, an experienced technology services professional and an avid IT channel advocate. He is responsible for facilitating meetings, organizing discussions and supporting group initiatives with CompTIA resources.

The Miami University (OH) graduate spent several years in a variety of roles at CDW and worked as an executive at Accenture before becoming a member of the association’s management team early in 2009. His project experience includes bank mergers, insurance application designs, infrastructure security solutions, and development of PMO framework to name a few. Simpson is a true Boy Scout (achieved the ultimate rank of Eagle) and enjoys soccer and sailing in his free time.

 

Small Business Owners Community Leadership

SBO Community Chair
Frank Picarello, VP of Franchise Services, CMIT Solutions

 

 

 

Industry Resources

U.S. Small Business Administration

Small business is America's most powerful engine of opportunity and economic growth. SBA can help. SBA offers a variety of programs and support services to help you navigate the issues you face with your initial applications, and resources to help after you open for business. 

www.sba.gov

 

National Small Business Association

The National Small Business Association (NSBA) is a national nonprofit membership organization founded in 1937, representing America's Small Business Companies and Entrepreneurs.Reaching more than 150,000 small businesses, NSBA is proud to be the first and oldest national small-business advocacy organization in the United States.

www.nsba.biz

 

SCORE

SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and has been mentoring small business owners for more than forty years.

www.score.org