Purchasing Power Program What it Does 

  Ò     Access to financing & credit for quality dell laptops

Ò     No interest, credit checks or finance charges

Ò     Ease of ordering experience (vs. manufacturer 50% credit denial rate)

Ò     Payroll deduction with no down payments

Ò     Niche player – pricing is above retail, but less than

     other financing options

  What it Does Not  Do   

Ò     Not a “Group” plan

Ò     Not a discount plan (OEM discounts for cash available)

Ò     Not a low-quality reseller (we offer Dell, Gateway, Lenovo, Apple, Nikon, Panasonic, etc.)         

 Why Our Purchasing Power Program?

  Ò     Our goal is to provide all a complete solution for employers to own a dell laptop

          regardless of credit.

É     Payroll deduction solution and cash discount program

Ò     Support the goals of your organization and the HR department

É     Employee Retention

É     Online self-service

É     Employee work/life balance

É     Advancement of the workforce

Ò     Easy for HR to implement and administer

É     no cost

É     dynamic  interface

É     Employer not liable for purchases

Ò     CAUTION: “C” level and HR VP’s don’t always get it…they will say “I can go online or in-store and get a better price and pay cash…”They” should and can, but up to 50%+ of their employees can not due to lack of cash or credit. This is our market.

  Next Steps

Ò     Ensure that Company/Organization’s needs are understood

Ò     Answer questions on our program

Ò     Evaluate Purchasing Power program as employee purchase program solution

Ò     Offer Purchasing Power program to Company/Organization’s employees!

  Eligibility

  —        All employees are eligible for cash program

—        For payroll deduction, eligibility is based on

—        Age

—        Salary

—        Tenure with your organization

—        Bank account or credit card

—        Process designed to guarantee fast product delivery and  superior employee satisfaction

Promoting the Organization – BCS Purchasing Power Benefit

  —        Benefit communications are planned around enrollment periods

            March 15 – April 15

            July 15 – August 15

            November 15 – December 15 

—        A variety of communication vehicles are used

ü      Home mailers              ü Payroll stuffers

ü      Email                           ü Newsletters

ü      Posters                        ü Intranet

—        Communications with our logo, participation requirements and employee reference

  Ordering

   —        Eligibility of employee is verified

—        Employee places an order via phone or website

—        Purchasing Power verifies employment data and qualification criteria with the employer

—        Once order is accepted, Purchasing Power notifies manufacturer for shipment

—        Files are sent to employer to begin payroll deduction

—        Payroll deduction is every payroll for 12 months

Billing

  —        Monthly electronic list bill details employee deductions

—        Once the order is placed, we include the customer on the next deduction “bill” sent to

     the employer

—        Deductions begin as soon as the next payroll or later, depending on the employer’s timing

     and processes

—        Frequency and format of deduction schedules are determined during implementation to

     coordinate with the employer’s payroll schedule and deadlines