Real Estate - Pacific Real Estate Partners, Inc.
Creative Agency Services - Lionfish
Training and Leader Education - The Justis Group
Executive Education - UW Foster School of Business
Usability Testing - Blink Interactive
Meetings & Events Facility - World Trade Center Seattle
Computer Recycling Services - 3R Technology
Employment Screening Services - Intelius
Computer/Digital Forensics Training - CyberSecurity Institute
Employee Spend Management Services - Concur
IT Support Services - Responza
Outplacement Services - Woodland Recruiting
Printing Services - A & A Printing
Business/Marketing Strategy Consulting and Marketing Program Execution - Blue Rain Marketing
Quickbook Hosting - Atlas Networks
Green Household Products - GreenCupboards
Telecom Services - Optic Fusion
Pacific Real Estate Partners, Inc.
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: Receive 10% of Fee to Donate to Charity of Choice
Finding the office or industrial space that accommodates your firm’s needs and maximizes resources and productivity is a real challenge. At Pacific Real Estate Partners (PREP), we offer in-depth market knowledge and professional negotiating expertise designed to facilitate this process.
PREP has represented some of the nation’s largest Fortune 500 firms as well as many of the Northwest’s most exciting and enterprising entrepreneurs seeking flexible, growth-oriented leases. Our methodology is derived from a solid understanding of the Pacific Northwest, coupled with many years’ experience representing tenants. We compile a comprehensive profile of the client’s requirements, analyzing issues such as desired location, access, growth plans, technological needs, and amenities. Prospective properties are evaluated against the client profile, and a financial analysis is completed. When the ideal property has been located, we negotiate to secure the terms and conditions most advantageous to our client.
At Pacific Real Estate Partners, our experience, market knowledge and unyielding commitment to exceeding client expectations continue to enhance our position as the Northwest’s preeminent tenant representation firm.
Click here to contact us to discuss your real estate needs and we will donate 10% of any fee generated, up to $25,000, to the charity of your choice.
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Lionfish
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: Receive 20% Discount Off Agency Services
Now more than ever, the world is looking for compelling stories with clear business value. Getting your story out to the right people, in the right way, is critical. That’s why Lionfish develops a unique strategy with a powerful story for every client. From discovery to execution, and every step in between, we dive deep into your business needs to bring your story to life, captivate and engage your audience, and motivate them to take action. Our extensive experience allows for precision delivery that will minimize your investment and maximize your impact.
WTIA members save 20% on agency services by mentioning this offer. Contact us today at splash@lionfishcreative.com or (425)285.1500.
Your story is your door to opportunity. Let Lionfish help you open it.
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The Justis Group
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: Receive 15% Discount Off Any Sales or Customer Service Training Program
The Justis Group is changing the way businesses sell to and serve customers! We are committed to meeting the business goals and objectives of our clients with integrity-based training, coaching, and consulting. Choose from sales, customer service, communications, management or leadership training programs all of which incorporate integrity as a base. Our mission is to Build People and Profits with Integrity.
The Justis Group would like to offer our fellow members a 15% discount on any sales or customer service training program. Interested in building your people and profits with Integrity? Visit us at www.justisgroup.com to check out our new site and to find free resources!
For additional information on any of our programs or to take advantage of the WTIA discount, please contact us at (541)689.5281 or email us at team@justisgroup.com.
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UW Foster School of Business
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: Receive 10% Discount off any 2009 open enrollment program, please use code WTIA09 when registering
The UW Foster School of Business knows how vital the technology industry is to the success of Washington businesses. To continue to compete and grow in this environment, technology leaders with a business education are becoming more and more invaluable to organizations. Executive Education can help position technology innovators to excel in today’s ever-changing market.
All programs offer practical ideas and relevant knowledge grounded in cutting-edge research and real-world experience. Taught by Foster faculty with extensive corporate consulting experience, they will provide the frameworks and tools that will allow you to effectively solve complex, real-world challenges.
Executive Seminars
One to three day brief, focused and practical professional development programs on topics of special interest to senior managers and executives.
Executive Programs
One or two week long intensive programs that explore core business topics specific to that audience (such as bankers, minority business owners, or international business leaders).
Executive Development Program
This nine-month executive program explores each facet of business enterprise from an executive’s top-level view. The Executive Development Program is designed for maximum impact and provides relevant graduate-level business education to help you gain a competitive edge -- all while balancing your professional and personal needs.
For more information please contact us at execed@u.washington.edu or (206) 543-8560 or visit http://www.foster.washington.edu/executive/Pages/ExecutiveEducation.aspx.
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Blink Interactive
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 100% Discount on Usability Testing Facility Fees
Blink Interactive helps clients deliver excellent user experiences. Based in Seattle, our expert consultants have been providing user research, interaction design and usability testing services to area clients since 2000. We work collaboratively with clients to ensure that both their business goals and end-user needs are addressed in the experiences they deliver. We design and evaluate systems such as mobile applications, web sites and web applications, desktop applications, and hardware devices. Our focused service offering easily integrates with clients’ existing teams, timelines, processes, and partners.
Blink Interactive is waiving the usability testing facility fees portion of any usability study for WTIA members mentioning this offer. For more information contact Kelly Franznick at kelly@blinkinteractive.com or (206) 447-9551.
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World Trade Center Seattle
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: Receive a 25% discount on your first annual World Trade Center Seattle membership
WTIA members are also invited to join us for lunch with complimentary Executive Dining Privileges in our Holland America Line Dining Room.
World Trade Center Seattle (WTCSE) serves as a tribute to the importance of international trade in our region, providing an environment where business leaders can come together to share ideas and strengthen their business connections. The beautiful boutique facility, with sweeping views of the Puget Sound, offers affordable luxury with a business focus. Wireless connectivity, concierge service, and complimentary private or informal meeting space provide WTCSE members an unbeatable value.
WTCSE Member Benefits Include, but are not limited to:
- Access to the Holland America Line Dining Room for lunch
- Waived room rental on private boardrooms and for private events in the Holland America Line Dining Room
- Complimentary valet parking while meeting or dining at WTCSE
- Access to business and social events at WTCSE
- Reciprocal use of 300 World Trade Center facilities and services in over 92 countries
Click here for further details on WTCSE membership
To receive your complimentary Executive Dining Privileges card or to inquire about World Trade Center Seattle membership, contact Katy Willis, Director of Sales and Sponsorship, at 206.956.4588 or kwillis@wtcseattle.com.
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3R Technology
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20% Off Computer Recycling Services
3R Technology provides comprehensive e-waste recycling, data destruction and asset management services. We assist IT, facility and purchasing managers with recycling services for a wide range of material - from computers and networking equipment to fluorescent tubes and batteries. We offer pickup services, collection programs, and asset management services. Our mission is to be a valued partner for all of our clients - delivering exceptional customer service while ensuring the highest level of environmental stewardship.
e-Waste Recycling - We can sort, identify, track, package, transport and disassemble material. Data from hard drives is wiped with special software that guarantees absolute destruction of any information to ensure data security. Asset tags and other markings are removed to protect corporate liability. As a premium service, we also offer physical destruction and item-by-item logging and certification.
Asset Management - Before an IT investment becomes a liability, we can help. Our asset management team can maximize recovery of value from assets and inventory that are no longer required for operations.
3R Technology would like to offer our fellow WTIA members a 20% discount on your first e-waste recycling pickup. You can contact us at 1-888-957-2682 or via email at recycle@3rtechnology.com for this offer or more information.
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Intelius
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: Up to 53% Off Employment Screening Services
Reduce turnover and improve productivity with Intelius' customized employment screening solutions that address your needs quickly, accurately and affordably, so that you can hire with confidence.
Intelius' easy-to-use platform and highly configurable packages save you time, streamlining the entire screening process. With technology that reduces the incidence of human error while delivering consistently high hit rates and quick turnaround time, Intelius will help determine - and deliver - precisely what you need, tailored to your unique requirements.
As a WTIA member you receive 53% off the following employment screening services:
- Ten Year Criminal County Search w/ Multi State Database Search, SSN Verification and 50-Sex Offender Registry
- Verifications, including Customized Reference, Education and Employment Checks
- Skills Testing and Behavioral Assessment
- 50-State DMV Records
- Lab-Based & Instant Drug Screening
- Credit Reports
- International Checks
- Applicant Self-Screen
Intelius has experience serving technology customers of all sizes with comprehensive, low-touch screening solutions. To learn more, contact Account Executive, Jeff Sears:
Email: jsears@intelius.com
Call: (425) 974-6126
Visit: hr.intelius.com
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CyberSecurity Institute
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 35% Off Computer/Digital Forensics Training
CyberSecurity Institute is a leading provider of digital forensic and eDiscovery training on the West Coast. Our clients include Fortune 100 companies, federal and state law enforcement, and the military. We provide digital forensic consultancy and expert witness services to clients throughout the United States.
Finding and extracting digital evidence is a simple matter – if the evidence is there, it can be found by any competent Digital Forensic Examiner. Proper interpretation of the evidence, however, is another story - that's where the true smarts and technical knowledge of the Digital Forensic Examiner come into play. When you take your training from us, you’ll learn how to properly interpret what you find. You’ll also learn countermeasures against the tactics that opposing counsel and their experts are going to use to attack your work.
Our Computer Forensics Core Competencies course is being offered to fellow WTIA members at a 35% discount. This course is the most cost effective way to obtain the knowledge you need – whether you will be conducting forensic analysis for your employer or want to make several hundreds of dollars per hour for your services. For more information, please email WTIA@csisite.net. For a course description, see http://www.csisite.net/training/core.htm
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Concur
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 15% Off Monthly Service Fees
Concur is the world's leading provider of on-demand Employee Spend Management services. Concur enables organizations to globally control costs by automating the processes they use to manage employee spending. Concur’s end-to-end solutions seamlessly unite online travel booking with automated expense reporting, streamline meeting management and optimize the process of managing vendor payments, employee check requests and direct reimbursements. Organizations of all sizes trust Concur to help them control spend before it occurs while eliminating paper and optimizing supplier relations. Concur’s unified approach to managing employee spend delivers a 360° view into all employee expenses, helping companies globally enforce policies and monitor vendor compliance, while delivering unprecedented control and valuable insight. Concur's suite of on-demand services reaches millions of employees across thousands of organizations around the world -- streamlining business processes, reducing operating costs, improving internal controls and providing enhanced visibility and actionable expense analysis. More information about Concur is available at www.concur.com.
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Responza
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 10% Off IT Support Services
Responza's commitment is simple: we will be your IT department so that you can focus on the true value of IT: your business applications.
Responza is a leader in providing fixed cost IT Operations solutions for small and medium businesses. It is our goal to deliver high quality IT support at a reasonable cost.
The Responza model incorporates:
- A best practices reference architecture;
- Remote operations, fulltime monitoring and administration of your IT assets;
- Certified technical staff; and
- Guaranteed service agreements.
We monitor and maintain your systems from our central operations center 24/7 to constantly track your environment, troubles are identified and respond as quickly as possible, remotely or onsite. Using remote systems administration and best-of breed systems architectures, we can lower the operational costs of IT management.
For more in formation please contact Lance Becker at lanceb@responza.com or 206-762-5100 ext. 116.
http://www.Responza.com
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Woodland Recruiting
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 10% Off Outplacement Services
Whether you need to let one employee go for performance or are experiencing a larger reduction in force, Woodland Recruiting can help your employees transition into the job market with the tools and confidence they need to be successful in their job search.
Woodland Recruiting offers several transition service packages to help meet your organization’s specific circumstances, needs and budget. Services include online or in-person seminars and individual resume, interview, and job search strategies and skills coaching.
Rebecca Warriner founded Woodland Recruiting in 2005 and has over 15 years experience in the local, high tech startup industry where she held positions such as Director of Human Resources and Recruiting Manager. Rebecca earned her Certificate in Human Resources Management from the University of Washington and has held the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification for eight years. She is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management and is active in the local community as a member of the WTIA and the HR Committee for the King & Kitsap County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
To receive your WTIA discount, contact Rebecca at 206-399-8712 or rebecca@woodlandrecruiting.com. Learn more about Woodland Recruiting at www.woodlandrecruiting.com.
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A & A Printing
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 10% Off All Printing Services
A&A Printing Inc. is a locally owned and operated Seattle commercial offset printing company. We have been in business since 1979. A&A Printing offers high quality business collateral such as catalogs, postcards, brochures and stationery. Our experience and expertise allow us to offer superior product designed to fit your budget. Our staff will help find papers and engineering techniques that allow you to save time and cut costs without sacrificing the integrity of your printing project. We offer digital offset, traditional offset, variable data and mailing services. Be fair to your business and contact A&A Printing for value driven quality printing.
For more information contact David Gloor at Davidg@aaprinting.com or (206)285-1700.
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Blue Rain Marketing
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 15% Off Business/Marketing Strategy Consulting and Marketing Program Execution
Blue Rain Marketing, LLC is a full-service business strategy, marketing strategy, and marketing program execution consulting firm. With years of technology industry marketing experience, we solve business problems and create market opportunities, applying business insight and creativity to drive impactful and lasting business results. Services include business strategy counsel, marketing planning and strategy, market opportunity analysis, product launch planning/execution, customer data analytics, positioning/messaging, channel/partner marketing, customer marketing program execution, direct response marketing, competitive analysis, customer evidence/sales tool creation, PowerPoint presentations, film/video production, branding, advertising, interactive marketing, qualitative and quantitative market research. WTIA members receive a 15% discount on consulting services.
New Marketing Book Available: Product Launch the Microsoft Way
Written by James Mastan, Founding Principal of Blue Rain Marketing, Product Launch the Microsoft Way is a comprehensive marketing and product launch playbook, providing detailed knowledge of all the business and marketing efforts required for an effective product launch and post-launch sustaining marketing. This new title distills years of Microsoft marketing and product launch expertise into one convenient book, providing an in-depth “How-to” for all aspects of pre- and post-launch marketing. Available on amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com.
For more information please contact James Mastan at jmastan@bluerainmarketing.com or (425)417-1766 or visit www.bluerainmarketing.com.
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Atlas Networks
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20% Off Quickbook Hosting for the First Year
Atlas Networks offers your business a complete enterprise grade email and collaboration system at an affordable price. Atlas Networks is pleased to offer a 20% discount on your first year of the hosted Quickbooks package of your choice.
Quickbooks Hosting
Just starting a business? Do you have more than one location? Or would you like your accountant to be able to access your financial data from their own office without interrupting your business? Atlas Networks specializes in hosting QuickBooks - a fully managed QuickBooks Pro, Premier or Enterprise host-on-demand service that makes accessing and maintaining QuickBooks easy.
Email Hosting
For businesses and organizations that need a reliable, premium email solution, Atlas Networks also offers our standard email and collaboration system at an affordable price. Our Standard email service is identical to our Business Class, MS Exchange Alternative, Solution with a few exceptions. Atlas Networks utilizes the award winning MDaemon mail server platform. We offer one of the most robust email solutions for individuals to large corporate users.
Collocation
We also provide a broad range of custom hosting and collocation services aimed at startup and small-to-medium sized business.
For more information please contact us at Sales@atlasnetworks.us or (206)577-3078 or visit www.atlasnetworks.us.
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GreenCupboards
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 10% Off Environmentally Friendly and Effective Household Products
GreenCupboards is dedicated to certifying and offering household products for sale that are not only environmentally friendly, but also highly effective. We’ve done the research to help you find the “greenest” and most effective products and conveniently bundled them in what we call “Cupboards.” All of the products offered by GreenCupboards have been tested and certified by GreenCupboards on the basis of five criteria. The GreenCupboards team evaluated ingredients, toxicity, manufacturing processes, efficacy and packaging.
Initially, we are offering GreenCupboards-certified kitchen and bathroom cleaning products. Soon, we will be stocking green laundry room supplies. Over time, we intend to purvey environmentally friendly nursery room, pet care, lawn and garden, personal care and recreation room goods. GreenCupboards shoppers have the option of purchasing GreenCupboards-certified items in standardized Cupboards, customized Cupboards, in bulk or on a per-item basis.
GreenCupboards aspires to operate in a manner that is akin to a co-op. We genuinely want, and actively encourage, our customers to avidly provide feedback on items purchased, to proactively recommend alternative products and to continually provide other suggestions to optimize the overall GreenCupboards shopping experience.
To receive the discount use: wtia1 in our promotional code section while checking out.
For more information please contact us at (509)838-3131 or visit GreenCupboards.com.
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Optic Fusion
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 50% Discount on Telecom Set-up or Installation Fee
Optic Fusion Inc. brings Tier 1 telecommunication services to Tacoma through our Telco grade colocation center. Connectivity to the community is provided over our own leased fiber with connections to different carriers located in the west coast premier cross connect facility, the Westin Building. Optic Fusion Inc also operates a 24/7 monitored facility in the Westin Building as well. Optic Fusion Inc. is constantly upgrading and maintaining its network to provide a quality product. Connections are monitored in the Tacoma Network Operations Center which is staffed at all times.
Optic Fusion Inc. is a colocation and connectivity company located in The Perkins Building at 1101 A Street in downtown Tacoma and also operates a colocation suite in Seattle. Founded in 2000, Optic Fusion Inc. provides colocation, connectivity, and contract labor support to the business community. Our staff has over 100 years of combined telecom engineering experience.
To receive your WTIA discount, contact John at (253)274-1726 x224 or john@opticfusion.net. Learn more about Optic Fusion at www.opticfusion.net.
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