About our Professional subscription
Develop your market and expand your
customer base
Complementing and extending a Community subscription to the Sage
Developers Programme, our Professional subscription provides
extra benefits and support to developers that specialise in
developing and marketing software software solutions to Sage
customers.
Partner with Sage as a Professional developer, and you get
additional resources to help deliver solutions, increase market
opportunities, drive sales and support your customers.
You'll be better prepared to realise your market potential and
equipped to serve your customers more effectively.
It costs just £200 a year, in addition to a
Community subscription.
You'll see that it's worth subscribing for the licences to use Sage software in-house
alone.
Features and benefits
How to join
A Professional subscription gives you access to all of the
benefits of a Community subscription plus:
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Help to use Sage software
With your licences to use selected Sage software in-house, you
get unlimited access to our award-winning customer service, Monday
to Friday, 9 to 5.
To help manage your development, testing and demonstration
requirements, over 300 UK-based technical support advisors at the
end of the phone to offer friendly, approachable and knowledgeable
advice on how to use your Sage software. They'll also provide
advice on how to get the best use of your Sage software in-house,
to help build a better business.
In addition, you're entitled to free access to 'Ask Sage', our
online support service. You'll find over 10,000 jargon-free answers
to technical software questions, from 'How do I manually record
opening and closing stock in Sage 50 Accounts?' to 'How do I set up
and assign holiday schemes in Sage 50 Payroll?’
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Right to use the Sage Developer logo
Promote your status as a Sage Developer, by
employing the Sage Developer logo on your company website,
packaging and other marketing materials.
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Exclusive Sage advertising
opportunities
Advertise in a Sage online or printed publication,
and you can be confident that your marketing campaign has the best
possible chance of being seen by your target audience.
Opportunities available to Professional subscribers include:
- Sage Additions - The definitive guide to Sage
integrated software and services from the Sage Developer network. A
helpful online resource and annually printed publication, Sage
Additions puts your business directly in front of thousands of
prospective and existing Sage customers, Business Partners,
accountants and IT consultants.
A Professional subscription entitles you to a
complimentary company listing (with contact details) in the Sage
developer services directory. The printed edition also offers
a variety of chargeable advertising options, for example -
back page, half page and full page.
Professional subscribers are expected to take advantage of Sage
Additions, and many take the opportunity to promote a range of
products and services.
See the online directory at www.sage.co.uk/additions
where a digital publication of the current printed guide is
also available.
- Sage Business Partner Bulletin - The
monthly publication for Sage Business Partners. If you want to
announce details of your software or service to our Business
Partner community, look no further than Partner Bulletin. We've a
range of chargeable advertising space available to Professional
subscribers.
- Opportunities to exhibit at Sage events
If you're looking to recruit a channel of Sage Business Partners
to promote or sell your software or service, Sage Business Partner
Connections and Sage Visions present you with the ideal
opportunity. We can accommodate every level of exhibitor and have
packages to suit a range of budgets
- Sage Business Partner Connections - these
informal, regional roadshows are designed to update our Business
Partners with details of software and service developments, Sage's
commercial roadmap and key channel strategies.
- Sage Visions - this well respected event is
the only occasion where all our Business Partners get together to
network and learn about our plans for the future. The exhibition
forms the hub of Visions, where Business Partners can investigate
future business opportunities with us.
- Authorisation to sell selected Sage software and
services
Experience Sage software in-house and you'll want your customers to
benefit too. With a Professional subscription, you claim
margins of up to 25% on sales of selected Sage products and
services including SageCover, Stationery, Training and the
following software:
| Membership |
Micro
Market
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Other
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| Sage Instant Accounts |
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| Sage Instant Payroll |
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| ACT! by Sage |
Exc Premium |
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| Sage 50 Accounts |
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| Sage 50 Forecasting |
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| Sage 50 Payroll |
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| Sage 50 HR |
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- Eligibility to attend Sage Business Partner
events
As a delegate at these regular events, you'll benefit from the
added value that comes from accessing a wider range of information,
not just on core software developments, but on Sage company news,
business strategy and mutual opportunities too.
What's more, these events are valuable networking occasions and, if
becoming a Sage Business Partner is your next logical step, provide
a useful insight into the Sage Business Partner world.
- Access to the Sage Business Partner area of
www.sage.co.uk
To help you to market and sell Sage software, you’ll find
promotional materials, price lists, current offers, campaign
templates and much more. You can use these resources as they stand,
or adapt and incorporate them into your own campaigns. It’s
like having your own marketing team.
- Subscription to Sage Business Partner
news
Our monthly publication and e-news service brings offers for
you and your customers, software and service developments, events,
seminars, tech tips and much more.
Just £200 extra a year
All this support costs just £200 a
year, in addition to a Community subscription. That's less
than £4 a week for an exceptional level of business support.
How to join
Thank you for your interest in our Professional developer
subscription.
Qualification criteria
To subscribe as a Professional developer, you must:
- Be a Micro Market, Small Business, Mid Market or Universal
member of the Sage Developers Programme.
- Provide or intend to provide Sage integrated software or
developer services to Sage customers.
- Agree to promote your company, software or service
in Sage Additions - The Guide (our online and
annually printed directory of Sage integrated software and
services from the Sage Developer network), within 18
months of activating your Professional subscription.
See the online directory at www.sage.co.uk/additions
where a digital publication of the current printed guide
is also available.
For Sage Additions advertising rates, call our Sage Developer
Services helpline on 0845 111 77 33 or
email developers.programme@sage.com
If you would like to apply for membership, you
can register
online online using your credit / debit
card.
Alternatively, please download, complete and send the
application form with
payment to:
Sage Business Partner Services
Sage (UK) Limited
North Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 9AA
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