Everyone loves a compliment and thankfully MANA has received more than its share over the years. For instance, here’s a sampling:
“I am the second generation owner of my family rep business — an organization that has been a MANA member for many years. My plan for growth is aggressive, and MANA has been a fantastic resource for not only networking opportunities, but business planning and strategy as well. As my parents transition out of the business, they, along with MANA, provide an excellent mentoring source that helps me avoid many common roadblocks. The result of this support is faster, more sustainable growth. The rep business presents a very unique set of challenges and opportunities, and having MANA in my corner makes me a more informed, and competitive, agency. For me, my MANA membership is worth every dollar.”
— John Davis, Paul Davis Automation, Inc., Chardon, Ohio
“My involvement with MANA over the past 10 years has been exceptionally valuable. Much of what I have learned about our profession came from the excellent and always informative Agency Sales magazine as well as many other specific-topic MANA publications. MANA’s backing of programs like MRERF and the CPMR certification is crucial to our industry; so our support of MANA is important.”
— Bob Evans, EK Associates, Inc., Palatine, Illinois
“As independent manufacturers’ representatives you have to do virtually everything by yourself. We quickly learned how much assistance MANA can provide. We especially enjoy reading and learning about the rep business in the pages of Agency Sales. We’ve learned about changes in the business from MANA and have been able to benefit from the association’s resources whether they relate to legal matters, contracts, succession planning, etc. We have valued our membership in MANA for many years having joined in 1978, and we proudly show the MANA logo on our website: www.clarksonco.com.”
— Jim Quigley, Clarkson Company, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
“All it takes is one idea to make your membership in MANA worth its weight in gold—and that’s been our experience. We’re a third-generation company and we’ve been a member of the association for more than 34 years. Among the topics that MANA has helped us with over the years are working with international companies, legal issues, succession planning and insurance issues.”
— Trey Maples, Maples Sales & Service, Denver, Colorado