Resources for Your Business -

www.flpma.org industry and member contact information, education, training and networking events, legislative issues, an online store, Allied Member Mall listing goods, services and industry suppliers.

Consumers can find you

Prospective customers can find member companies by city using our "Find a Pest Control Company" search engine.

Your Voice in Government - Locally, in Tallahassee...

Professional lobbyist, grassroots mobilization at the local level, monitor and fight legislation and ordinances adversely affecting your bottom line. Annual Legislative Day event in Tallahassee to meet and talk with legislators.

Training and Education

Annual convention and trade show, statewide training and recertification opportunities throughout the year, FREE continuing education units (CEUs).

Communications and Publications

Publications feature valuable technical information, legislative and regulatory updates, small business features, association news, and more.On-target publications include PCO magazine, an electronic newsletter and timely alerts year-round, annual FPMA Directory lists Florida member companies.

FPMA's PMP Store Offers

FPMA logo shirts, hats, shoulder patches, lapel pins, license plates, WDO Inspection Report forms, Notice of Inspection / Treatment Labels.

Partnership

www.npmapestworld.org

Through a partnership agreement, all FPMA Member companies are also members of the National Pest Management Association at no additional cost. FPMA Members can use both logos in their advertisements, websites and promotional materials; adding these logos will reinforce your professional image to customers and prospective clients. NPMA's logo can be downloaded at www.npmapestworld.org/members/logos.cfm. For the FPMA logos, contact Mandy Judd, Director of Member Services, at mandyj@flpma.org.

Benefits of Membership

As an NPMA Member, you are entitled to a multitude of benefits through the association. In 2011, NPMA is continuing its commitment to member growth and achievements through an exciting array of new benefits. For an informative online video on some of the newest features of NPMA Membership, go to: www.npmapestworld.org.

NPMA Trains Industry Professionals

NPMA offers one stop shopping for all your educational needs. Whether through conferences and meetings or by reading and researching or through state-of-the art online learning forums, NPMA helps train tens of thousands of professionals each year. Industry experts address topics of necessity for owners, managers, and technicians alike. Of course, members receive greatly reduced rates for all educational resources available.

NPMA Helps Grow Business

Of course, no business can grow with unfavorable legislation or regulation. NPMA is the only entity that represents the professional pest management industry before the U.S. Congress and federal agencies to ensure that the laws and rules by which you must abide are sensible and workable, and not unduly burdensome. The voice of each member company adds credibility and clout to our industry representation.

NPMA Saves You Money

Business owners have to make dozens of decisions each day to advance their businesses and support their bottom lines. With the aggregated buying power of more than 7,000 companies across the world, NPMA has maximized volume purchasing discounts available within the industry. Every day, NPMA/FPMA Members take advantage of incredible savings on Group Insurance, Gasoline Purchase, Prepaid Legal Services, Free Electronic Check Recovery Service, UPS Freight Shipping, Customer Communication Tools, and Human Resources Consulting.

In addition to the tremendous discounts available through our partner programs, NPMA Members receive regular communication that keeps them ahead of the curve with new pest treatment findings, industry trends, social media how-to.s, and much more. Hundreds of volunteers support a professional staff team in ensuring that NPMA members don.t have to spend unnecessary dollars and time gathering information that is best developed and shared throughout an industry.

NPMA Exposes Businesses to New Customers

NPMA helps improve the day-to-day operations of Members. businesses with training, Washington representation, and business support tools, but they take their commitment to their future one step further...by helping potential customers find them! NPMA members have their company name and contact information listed on www.pestworld.org, the consumer site visited annually by more than 600,000 users. Imagine the business leads that stem from consumers using our searchable by zip code locator to find professionals in your area! NPMA members receive this tremendous exposure at no additional fee.

The Bottom Line

Quite simply, NPMA makes a difference in your business. NPMA provides essential tools to train service professionals, grow your business, save you money, and expose you to new customers. If you have any questions about these and other membership benefits available as a Joint Member of FPMA and NPMA, contact NPMA at (800) 678-6722.

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