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... expenses in-house. However, the savings from not hiring a system administrator and by not upgrading software and servers will more than compensate for them. Finally, we realize that an ASP is only as good as our Internet provider. This part of the equation is our responsibility. We spent the time and money to hire an outside professional to conduct a due diligence review and make recommendations for the right cable provider. The best application service provider is useless if your staff can't get quick, consistent, and reliable access to the online system. THE BOTTOM LINE In the final analysis, an ASP might reduce some headaches, but increase some costs. Your ASP will handle the system administration, but you'll still need infrastructure, support, and all the associated expenses for other software applications that the ASP ... to outsource the management of the network and related software or to keep employees who perform that function. DISASTER RECOVERY When agencies create emergency preparedness plans, they usually focus on the risk of losing their customer data and the equipment that supports it. Agencies can back up their data, but if their physical plant were destroyed, they'd need to replace equipment quickly and find an alternative location in which to operate. With an ASP, an agency doesn't have to be concerned with maintaining backups of data in a safe site or restoring it if a server is damaged or the agency's physical facility is destroyed. As long as an agency has access to an Internet connection, it can access the system and process transactions. LOWER UPDATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS With an ASP, no regular software updates are needed on ...
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... some advance planning and contact might be necessary. When suppliers are also agency clients, you might need to take special measures before the public announcement to decide what, if anything, might change about the relationship and then to communicate this information to the vendor-clients involved. Most existing accounts and prospects will first hear about the business combination through the news story and/or ad in the local newspaper, cable TV, or radio. How you present the situation will leave a lasting impression so it's important to plan the announcement carefully. In a merger or cluster, there might be a new name and new management philosophy that can be shared. If one agency is being acquired by another, it might be better for public relations purposes to refer to it as a “merger&rdquo ... face the problem of who is to be in charge at the top management level. Each agency had its own management structure and now one person must be given the responsibility for managing each of the functional areas of the agency. It's critical that you discuss this and decide where the responsibility and authority will reside before the agencies combine. Perhaps one former owner can be the Sales Manager, one the Operations Manager, one the Marketing/Company Relations Manager, one the Financial Services/Health Manager, etc. But where will the buck stop for real? Although the new organization will not need two Office Managers, a higher level job position of Operations Manager might be called for. An agency with automated accounting in which the CSRs do the invoicing will probably only need one person in bookkeeping unless ...