IHRA

Representatives: The Reasons to Belong . . . Now!

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Here's our special offer of rep membership for first-time joiners

and companies that have not belonged to IHRA for four (4) or more years

$122.50

pays for rep membership

from now through all of 2010

(Regular dues are $245 per rep member firm per year)

Here is an extraordinary opportunity to belong to IHRA and receive all of our member benefits and services

at 50% off our yearly dues.

Why $122.50?

Because we know that once you belong to IHRA you will renew, year after year. Our current membership of over 260 representative companies is almost a 500% increase since we started in 1994.

Here are some of the important benefits of your IHRA membership:

HOT Lines / Lines Available Services that help you get new lines to represent.

Your company will be included in the 2010 IHRA Locator used by sales and marketing decision-makers to find multiple-line, field sales professionals. That's YOU!

Your company listing on the IHRA website is hot-linked from The International Housewares Association website, www.housewares.org, an industry focal point. It's where manufacturers seeking reps naturally go. IHRA, and only IHRA, is linked from that important site.

Access to and use of the IHRA Hospitality Room during the International Home & Housewares Show . . . with free refreshments in the room - all day!

Prior to the Show you will receive listings of manufacturers seeking representatives, in time to make appointments to interview at the Show.

Numerous member services, including Expert Access to professional consultants (legal, financial, sales, marketing, employee benefits, human resources) at no charge or reduced rates - AND - a generous discount program with FEDEX.

NETWORKING, Networking, networking! Our member benefit/service that allows members to seek and receive information from their peers on subjects of interest, as well as providing opportunities for mutual profit.

Our Legal Expert Access Service with Schoenberg, Finkel, Newman & Rosenberg Ltd. deserves special mention. It provides a no-charge telephone consultation on the legal aspects of any matter confronting your business - and - reduced rates on their services.

Our monthly newsletter - The REPorter - that keeps you up-to-date on industry happenings and provides timely articles to help you better run your business and personal planning.

REPtops monthly emails culled from our extensive Article Library covering financial, legal, marketing, sales, employee benefits, and human resources topics.

Our Contract Guidelines that will help you negotiate fair and balanced contracts.

FREE Teleforums that help you sharpen your sales, marketing and management skills.

REPcare Health Insurance Plans that help you manage your healthcare benefits and costs.

. . . . and much, much more!

To qualify and to receive all of the benefits described above, you must be an independent contractor sales representative of two (2) or more home, housewares, gourmet or hardware manufacturers on a commission basis. Membership is for the representative agency and includes all full-time employees. Just dowload and complete the attached application and return it today. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

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