Over the past several years, we’ve struggled with something that we think all small businesses/organizations do. We’ve struggled with being able to hire top-notch sales professionals, because alone, we just don’t have enough to sell. In turn, we haven’t gotten the quality sales force that we believe we deserve.
After hearing from other organizations like yours that you face a similar problem, we are now prepared to offer a solution …. what if we bring together several organizations and their sales opportunities to give our sales force more things to sell and a better opportunity for success for us all?
Please read on for all the details.
Introducing … the AFP Sales Force
With limited employees in most small businesses and non-profits and more and more demand for revenue, we’ve come up with a solution that we think is a win-win situation.
We hire qualified sales reps and arm them with your sponsorship/sales opportunities.
They hit the street on your behalf and work to secure funding for whatever you have in mind.
You give them perimeters — a no-call list, etc.
They bring in new sales for you!
What’s the deal?
We are looking for a minimum of five companies/nonprofits to partner with us on this new venture.
We are looking for a six-month commitment of $50 per month plus a 30% commission on all closed sales.
After the six-month trial period, you may cancel or renew at your discretion.
Why a fee on top of commission?
To hire a strong sales force, we need the ability to pay a small salary plus commission. The fee that our partners pay will in turn provide a base salary to our sales reps. With the promise of some funds while they get started, they are more likely to succeed.
What we ask from you
Your staff will be freed up to focus on other areas of the organization since you can leave sales to us.
Leads from staff members are always appreciated – and can be funneled through AFP to be assigned to our sales reps.
We ask that you provide us with all sales materials, preferably packaged in folders, and with any and all contracts that you would want signed.
Terms
We will be asking businesses who partner with you for up-front payments for all contracts for your business/organization. However, if other arrangements are made for payment at a future date, then commission is not required to be paid until payment is received by the business/organization. All checks from businesses who participate will be made payable to you. In either case, we ask for the 30 percent commission to be paid to AFP within 14 days of receipt of payment by you.
Getting started
We ask that you sign a simple agreement letter with us — agreeing to the six-month initial commitment and right to use your name in advertising associated with this venture.
The commitment is from January-June 2012, for a total investment of $300. This fee may be paid monthly (due on 1st) or paid in one initial installment at the start of the contract.
AFP staff will meet with your business or organization to get a clear understanding of your fund-raising goals, events, sales opportunities, etc. AFP will be sure that this information is adequately shared with members of the Sales Force.
Sales Force Personnel
We will be putting our Sales Force in place for a Jan. 1, 2012, rollout provided we have our partners in place asap to recruit the best potential employees for our new venture.
Together, we can make 2012 more successful for each and every one of our businesses and organizations. We believe in the product we are created and Augusta Free Press LLC will be the first to sign up to pay the monthly fee to bring in a qualified salesperson to sell Augusta Free Press Online and the New Dominion Magazine.
What about your organization? Can you use our Sales Force?
