With December nearly in the bag, now is the perfect moment to look back on some of the most exciting membership initiatives and benefits that were rolled out this year. Here are the top five benefits for 2017 that you may have missed:

1. NPMA’s Health Insurance Exchange – Focused on providing small and mid-sized employers with benefit options previously only made available to larger employers, the NPMA Health Insurance Exchange offers cost effective benefit solutions that make sense in today’s unpredictable marketplace.
2. Online Resource Center – Our newly launched Resource Center provides a vast array of up-to-the-minute technical and business management resources specifically developed for the pest management industry and designed to help your company succeed. We’ve curated our online resources and created an easy-to-navigate section within our website to help you easily find the information you need. Start exploring now: https://npmapestworld.org/resourcecenter.
3. Membership Toolkit for Small Business Growth – Launching or growing a successful business can be an exhilarating and rewarding venture. Whether you’re a freshly minted entrepreneur or an established mid-size company with $1 million in revenue, we provide resources for every stage of your business development, including: The Entrepreneur’s Survival Kit, The Hiring Kit and The Growth Kit. Click here to learn more.
4. New-Hire Training for Service Technicians – Service technicians play a vital role in the success of any pest management firm. To make sure your new techs are prepared for the job, NPMA has created a New Hire Training Program for Service Technicians. The nine-part course is designed to prepare new structural pest control technicians for a career in pest management.
5. PPMA Mainframe – Does your company need a marketing boost that doesn’t break the budget? Consider using Mainframe, an online digital agency powered by the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA). This exclusive subscription service enables companies to access comprehensive marketing materials to jumpstart or supplement existing marketing, public relations, social media and advertising efforts.

Our team is committed to providing you with member benefits and resources that will help your company succeed. We look forward to helping you take advantage of these and new resources in 2018.

NPMA Members,

As 2017 comes to a close, I would like to wish our members, partners and industry professionals a wonderful and prosperous New Year.

The NPMA staff is working hard to plan an outstanding line-up of conferences in 2018 that are geared towards enhancing your business and personal career goals.

Here is a snapshot of our upcoming events, we hope to see you often in 2018!

Best Wishes,

Dominique Stumpf, CMP, CAE
NPMA Chief Executive Officer

NPMA Office Closure
The NPMA office will be closed for the New Year holiday on Friday, December 29 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2 at noon.

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