IT
Services Community Certification
Program
An
Economic Development IT
Services Community Certification
Program is for those
economic developers and chamber
of commerce members that seek
an additional advantage over the
competition in attracting and
retaining IT Service companies
that include, but are not limited
to, call centers, shared services,
business process outsourcing,
software development, and other
back office activities.
This certification program is
for those who seek to move a section
of their community to focus on
the service and high technology
IT based industries and may not
know where to start. Certification
is rigorous in both methodology
and results which ensures that
communities that complete certification
will have expertise in attracting
and retaining businesses in the
IT services industries.
Moreover, following successful
certification, a community’s
information will be shared with
the leading site selection firms
to ensure that the communities
are clearly separated and a notch
above other communities. On the
NACC Web site, a profile of that
community will be presented allowing
businesses and members of the
NACC to find certified communities
where they can open or relocate
a new business.
IT Services Community Certification
is a four quarter process with
an additional final marketing
plan product. A community can
begin certification at the beginning
of any quarter during the year.
Workshops will be offered each
quarter as part of the certification
processes to assist any economic
development personnel that need
guidance or advice on developing
the data and materials for each
of the four modules and final
marketing plan. Once certified,
the certification is good for
2 years at which time re-certification
can occur with a shorter update
process.
Types
of persons:
- Economic
Developers
- Community
Developers
- Chamber
of Commerce Members
- Mayors
- City
Council People
| Level |
Deliverables |
Membership
Price |
| ED1 |
IT
Services Community Certification:
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$5,000.00* |
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- Four
quarterly modules to be
completed by the economic
development organization
staff plus a final marketing
plan
for the community Quarterly
workshops for module completion
assistance
- Profile
of the community on the
NACC Web site
- Profile
of the community sent
to leading IT service
site selection consultant
groups
- NACC
bundled Strategic and
Tactical Memberships Includes:
Four bound strategic State
of the Industry Reports,
Monthly
tactical 10-15 page reports,
and regular News Digests
about the industry
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| ED2 |
IT
Services Community Re-Certification: |
$5,000.00* |
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- Four
modules to be updated
by the economic development
organization staff plus
an updated marketing plan
for the community
- Deliverables
identical to ED1 outlined
above.
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* There are two methods of payment
for the IT
Services Community Certification:
Option 1: The
community can pay for the full
certification upfront at the cost
of $5,000
Option 2: The
community can pay for each module
of the certification at the rate
of $1,250 per module. If for any
reason the community is not to
the level of certification, the
community will be informed by
the NACC so that no other funds
are expended towards certification
of the community at that time.
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