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AASBO VENDORS

BY LISA FOLSOM

Vendor Centric Education Is Provided By AASBO

Lisa Folsom

Did you know that AASBO offers educational • What is E-Procurement? And What Does
session geared directly toward vendors? This Mean for Vendors?
Professional development is a cornerstone of • Where Does the Funding Come From and
the association. These sessions are typically What Does It All Mean to Vendors?
vendor-to-vendor, but you will often find school
district personnel on the panels or as presenters. • Developing New Client Relations: How to
Do Business with Districts

These informative sessions normally cover a
Vendor-to-vendor classes are invaluable. They
multitude of topics and answer questions that
allow you to learn from a dynamic group of peers
are commonly asked by vendors who are just
– best practices, what’s new on the horizon,
starting out in the education sector, offer expert
and general refreshers. AASBO believes that
advice for those who have been working the
having well-educated vendors is a best practice
education sector for an extended amount of
in-and-of itself.
time, or as a refresher for vendors who have
been committed to the education sector for a
Although the networking aspect is great, never
lifetime.
sleep on the educational opportunities presented
by the Arizona Association of School Business
Over the past two years, as the Vendor
Officials.
Representative for AASBO, the focus for most
of the sessions that have been offered has been
to help educate other vendors on commonly
asked questions/topics. Here is a synopsis of Lisa Folsom, who oversees business development
the sessions AASBO has provided over the past for Sunland Asphalt & Construction, is AASBO
two years: Vendor Representative. She can be reached at:
lfolsom@sunlandasphalt.com or (602) 288-5647
• A Day in the Life of a Vendor: It’s Not All or (602) 803-3022.
Coffee Meetings and Happy Hours

• Inside Out: Marketing with Emotion

• Leveraging Your AASBO Membership

• The Art of the Chase: A Panel Discussion

• How to Connect with Clients Remotely

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