What is the NextGEN Grant?: The grant recognizes the next generation of the RSPA. This grant is awarded yearly to 5 of our industries brightest new stars. It is in place to encourage solution and service innovation and promote engagement with the RSPA by the next generation of leaders. Each winner receives an all expenses paid trip to RSPA Inspire 2019 in Ft Myers!

Get to Know One of the Five Winners!: Ryan Williams is a Marketing Manager at Custom Business Solutions (CBS). Among other things, his role includes writing copy, managing various communication campaigns, establishing new partner relationships, and developing new ways to drive leads for the business and reseller channel. Ryan also established CBS's first true digital content-marketing pipeline. When he isn't drumming up new leads for CBS, you will find him at the gym lifting weights, tinkering on something with a motor, or working on his side project Action Ready Marketing. You may also find him editing one of the industry's award-winning thought-leadership platforms, The Restaurant Technology Guys. Ryan graduated from Butler University with a degree in Business Marketing and holds an MBA from the University of Kentucky.

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Every Aspect of Counterfeiting has a Negative Impact on Businesses
According to the US Department of the Treasury, there are $70 million counterfeit notes circulating in the US. According to the Federal Reserve, the $20 bill is the most counterfeited bill in the US. Due to its frequent use in transactions, the $20 is often overlooked by even the simplest of tests for authenticity. Read More...

How to Increase your Hiring Potential in the Millennial Market
Selling your home in a buyer's market is something homeowners dread. The competitive offers at full price are replaced by the sinking feelings of less-than-asking price and ponying up cash for incentives you weren't expecting.

This same level of uncertainty can also be true for employers looking to hire and retain top talent in a job-candidate's market. Read More...

Does Your Vendor Deliver Partner Value? Seven Ways to Check
POS resellers are essential to a vendor's strategy to target its products to the right market. Without the benefit of channel partnerships, vendors would be hard-pressed to gain brand mindshare.

But not all vendors deliver the same value, so any potential channel partner should research each vendor carefully. You want to make sure vendors deliver the right levels of reliability and support. Read More...