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GreatAmerica
GreatAmerica is the largest independent, family-owned national commercial equipment finance company in the U.S. and is dedicated to helping manufacturers, vendors, and dealers be more successful and keep their customers for a lifetime. A $2.5 Billion company with life-to-date finance originations of $14 Billion, GreatAmerica was established in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1992 and has a staff of over 600 employees with offices in Iowa, Georgia, Minnesota, and Illinois. In addition to financing, GreatAmerica offers innovative non-financial services to help our customers grow. GreatAmerica is committed to the office equipment industry and is the leader in single invoice solutions (MPS, Managed IT, and other specialized billing options). GreatAmerica also offers innovative non-financial services to help dealers evolve their businesses.
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Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
Advice for the Office Imaging Industry’s Next Generation from Past Young Influencers
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe Cannata Report’s June Young Influencer issue features a virtual panel of six past Young Influencers. In that feature, these still youthful…
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Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
Virtual Panel Series: Experience Counts
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenOver the course of The Cannata Report’s Young Influencer franchise, we have profiled dozens of young people in our industry, all under the age of 40. We have an excellent track…
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Marketing & Social Media
How Dealers with a Modest or No Budget Can Leverage Public Relations Part 2
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenPublic relations initiatives shouldn’t be limited to big dealers with large budgets. Even small dealers, using a little creativity can play the PR game…
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Marketing & Social Media
My Most Memorable Marketing Campaign Part 4
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe theme of The Cannata Report’s May issue is communications and marketing. May’s Virtual Panel Series offers remembrances from six leading…
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Doing business in 2021 requires a rethink of how best to market and promote a business. This month six marketing professionals from six different segments of the…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Manic Monday: News Highlights April 19-23
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenWelcome back to Manic Monday, The Cannata Report’s Monday recap of imaging industry news highlights from the previous week…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
GreatAmerica Financial Services Joins the Consortium As Founding Member
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenGreatAmerica Financial Services announced it has joined The Consortium, an assembly of companies brought together by industry veteran, Mike Stramaglio, president…
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Technology Trends
Virtual Panel Series: New Solutions to Diversify Your Dealership
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThere is a wide array of opportunities to diversify your dealership beyond traditional office copy and print. New diversification opportunities are emerging every year…
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As we close out the first year of the pandemic that is expected to continue well into 2021, companies who had a “wait and see” approach bolstered by cautious optimism are now finding…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Manic Monday: Imaging Industry News Highlights from Jan. 25-Jan. 29
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenWelcome to the first installment of an ongoing weekly series, Monday, where The Cannata Report summarizes the previous week’s imaging industry…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
GreatAmerica Unveils New Invoicing Solution
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenGreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation has launched a new offering, 1nVOICE. The systematic process is free to GreatAmerica customers…
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The Business Technology Association (BTA) will hold its first event of 2021, Spring Break, hosted by BTA Southeast, March 19-20…
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Op-Ed & Commentary
Virtual Panel Series Special Edition: Overcoming Adversity
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenOur 35th Anniversary Awards celebration coverage continues with a conversation with executives from the nine companies honored with Frank Awards in 2020. They recap…
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Winners of the 2020 Frank Awards were revealed during the YouTube premiere broadcast of our Anniversary Awards & Charities Gala sponsored…
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Congratulations to Kate Lyon, director, operations, GreatAmerica Financial Services, who was recognized by Waypoint at its 38th annual Tribute…
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CR Events
Business As Unusual | Going Virtual: Remote Educational Opportunities on the Rise
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenAs live events have been canceled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the office imaging industry has adapted by going virtual…
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Awards & Charity
Meet the Best Female and Male Executive 2020 Frank Award Nominees
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe Cannata Report’s 2020 Virtual Awards and Charities Gala, sponsored by Hytec Dealer Services and ConnectWise, is scheduled for Thursday…
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The Cannata Report’s 2020 Virtual Awards and Charities Gala, sponsored by Hytec Dealer Services and ConnectWise, is scheduled for Thursday…
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CR Events
Registration Open for GreatAmerica and Collabrance Virtual Sales and Marketing Event
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenGreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation and Collabrance LLC have opened registration for a new virtual sales and marketing event, GreatAmerica…
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CR Events
Collabrance Online MSSP Cybersecurity Best Practices Event Oct. 7
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCollabrance LLC, the GreatAmerica Master Managed Security Service Provider has announced a free online event focused on best practices for…
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Necessity is the mother of invention. Nowhere is that adage truer right now than in the office technology and solutions space. Since June, Canon Solutions America…
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As more of the workforce became virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic it became increasingly clear that security would become one of the…
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Video
GreatAmerica’s New Print Security Program Supports Remote Workers
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenDuring the past two and a half months The Cannata Report has been monitoring how the office technology industry has been innovating in…
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In our previous Frankly Speaking, “What’s Next for Our Industry” post, we invited readers to share experiences and pose their own questions. Our…
