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AASP, the American Alliance of Service Providers (an association of independent Service Providers), was founded in January 2000 to unify ISP's as a group and leverage their aggregate size and resources to the common good of the membership. The membership grew to over one thousand member businesses with over one hundred thousand employees collectively. Although our membership is comprised of Internet Service Providers, the role of ISPs has become diverse over time and their services reflect a wide spectrum of the Internet industry -- Internet Service Providers, solutions providers, connectivity providers, hosting companies, web designers, CLEC's and other technology and Internet relevant companies. Many service providers have branched out into the field of support as well. Some are managing the IT services for small businesses and offices to include Lawyers, Doctors and Real Estate, to name a few. AASP saw that the changes in the availability of connectivity offerings, due to changes in government regulations, would require AASP to expand its talents into other industries that could benefit from our services. We saw that the Medical field could use our help as the Medical providers are squeezed by government and insurance payers providing lower payments to the Doctors, labs, clinics and others providing health care services. AASP’s buying power is something that can make a big difference for any independent provider. In 2011 members will see some new products as well as some methods to take part in some of the new offerings coming about through new partnerships and new products developed over the past 7 years at AASP. AASP is much more than a giant buying group; as it provides many resources for its members. AASP's resources include information in areas such as education, legal, political, marketing, upcoming technology, forums, and the like. In fact the membership itself is one of the greatest resources available because the members share information, insights, connections and volunteer to help each other in specific areas. AASP has strategic alliances with other service industry organizations whose efforts also support the common good of AASP's association members. AASP often tests new and/or upcoming technology and services to determine strengths and weakness and report that information to the Service Providers so they can make wise, informed decisions prior to allocating monies and resources. We facilitate the distribution of information to the appropriate association members on matters that lobby groups need their help with. AASP keeps an eye on what is happening within the industry and addresses solutions that will help the membership achieve additional revenues, reduce churn, acquire new customers, reduce or eliminate financial loss and even excel in rapidly changing industries. AASP has always been about helping its members in a world geared towards big business. Most innovation in the US takes place at small businesses that look to new innovation to make their service better than a competitor. Big businesses sometimes are only innovative because a competitor has improved their services, so they have to do so to remain competitive. Less competition means less innovation and higher prices.
AASP has always been about saving businesses money and increasing their revenues, within the next year we hope to take this to a whole new level.
Browse our Web site for more information about AASP. If you have any questions or would like to speak with an AASP representative regarding our [PRODUCTS / SERVICES], please e-mail us at admin@aaserviceproviders.org or call us at 561-370-3458. To learn about advertising opportunities with AASP e-mail adv@aaserviceproviders.org.
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