Frequently Asked Questions

No! Any purchase made is strictly voluntary. You can benchmark or compare our Preferred  Supplier's prices to your prices or other supplier's prices anytime without having to buy.

We welcome privately held and publicly held companies, professional firms and practices, not-for-profits and entrepreneurs to become clients.  Our client base is considered proprietary information and not shared with any other company.

We receive a one time, set up fee and monthly fee payment from our clients.  There is a lower cost, annual fee option for a client to use.  We also receive advertising fees from our suppliers.  The setup fee is presently being waived for new clients.

How does a prospective supplier become one of your Preferred Suppliers?  Any prospective supplier is welcome to contact us and enter our certification process to become a Preferred Supplier.  By the way, there is no up front fee to become one of our Preferred Suppliers.

What is the cost for a new client to join?  The basic rate is $7.95 per month with the $19.95 setup fee waived for new clients.  A client is also given the option to pay a reduced annual fee of $84.  We also offer a not-for-profit reduced monthly fee which is $5.95 per month or $60 for the year with the set up waived for new clients. Clients may cancel before the beginning of any new month by notifying us of their intent; however, if they choose to re-sign in the future, they will pay the setup fee of $19.95 plus the first month's fee to rejoin.

Do you use national suppliers?  Yes.  We use national and regional suppliers where it makes sense.  Our national suppliers are among the very best in the market and include Staples, Best Buy for Business, Aaron's Office Furniture, CDW and several others.

How do you keep your clients informed?  We use periodic email blasts and electronic newsletters to highlight new supplier programs, special or promotional offers, coupons, new supply programs and to keep our clients informed.  We also pass along marketplace and cost saving's hints for our client's benefit.

What’s the catch?  There isn’t any.  We only want to help our clients reduce their operating costs.

If I join for one year, what will happen at the end of the year?  You will receive a renewal fee invoice from us for another year.  If you don’t pay it, your Username and Password will terminate and your access to our Preferred Suppliers will terminate in 30 days.  You can also begin paying the current monthly fee to continue as a client.

Do you offer other purchasing services to your clients?  You bet!  We offer purchasing consulting process and best practice support to our clients who want extra support. In addition, we are available to answer client questions and make suggestions when they ask us.  Our Founder wrote a book on purchasing best practices, Eight Insider Sourcing Secrets.  You can find it at most online book stores.  Each client is very important to us so we try very hard to be their trusted marketplace advisor for purchasing issues.