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Benefit Providers

Because PBA can leverage the power of all member businesses banded together, the association is able to negotiate special rates for valuable products and services. Following is a list of businesses that offer preferred pricing to PBA members.

Interested in becoming a PBA Benefit Provider?

If you are a current member of PBA, simply enter your sections website password found in your New Member Packet and/or the email you received after joining. You may login in the upper right hand corner of the page.

	Action Bag & Display available to all PBA members
Action Bag & Display works exclusively with the professional beauty industry. With 25 years of retail, packaging and promotional experience, Action Bag understands the beauty business and has developed products to fit your needs. Minimum orders and case packs are designed with salon owners, distributors, manufacturers and school owners in mind. Enjoy the benefits a beauty-industry specialist can provide. Action Bag provides 10% off all stock products and offers free plates to all PBA members.
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	AON Affinity Insurance Services available to salon/spa section only
Discover insurance products and services crafted exclusively for PBA members and their employees at competitive rates often 15% below national averages. Business insurance options include property, general liability, professional liability, automobile, workers' compensation and umbrella. There are different degrees of coverage available, providing you with the appropriate coverage for your size business.
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	AON Worksite Solutions available to all PBA members
One of your salon/spa's biggest investments is in employee benefits. Through the exclusive U-Select benefits program, Aon Worksite Solutions can help PBA member businesses enrich their benefit plan and maximize the employee benefit investment without business cost. The U-Select program is in use by many PBA members nationwide. Call Aon to see how you can enhance your employee investment.
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	Assessment Specialists / Verifications, Inc. available to all PBA members
If you need help selecting and motivating a winning team, Assessment Specialists can help. Analyze the performance of your top employees and create benchmarks against which you can measure for future hires and promotions. Assessment Specialists offers a variety of programs including sales indicator, pre-employment screening, customer service survey, team analysis, career coach, personal assessment and more. You may also inquire about background checks and competency feedback.
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	Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group available to distributor and manufacturer sections only
Brown Smith Wallace publishes the Distribution Software Guide and Manufacturing Software Guide to assist distributors and manufacturers during their software selection and technology evaluation projects. These one-of-a-kind guides provide independently researched information about distribution and manufacturing solutions. PBA members get full access to the information as part of their membership dues. Members also receive 10% off items purchased on the Brown Smith Wallace website.
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	Constant Contact available to all PBA members
Constant Contact®, Inc. helps businesses connect with their customers, clients, and members. Constant Contact's leading email marketing and online survey tools-supported by its expert personal coaching and support-helps organizations create professional-looking email newsletters and insightful online surveys and begin a dialogue with their customers. Today, more than 185,000 customers worldwide trust Constant Contact to help them connect with their audiences.
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	freightquote.com, inc. available to distributor and manufacturer sections only
PBA members can take advantage of group discount rates for freight services. Already have negotiated rates with carriers? Freightquote.com can customize your account at no charge to include your own LTL carrier pricing programs along with freightquote's carriers to ensure that you always receive the best deal possible. Freightquote.com allows you to rate, select your carrier, schedule and track your shipments online. Freightquote can provide LTL, truckload, intermodal, expedited and even international services.
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	Hugo Dunhill Mailing Lists available to all PBA members
Now you can enjoy the benefit of a 30% discount on all your mailing list needs, including the beauty and barber industry. Make your business grow by joining the hundreds of member companies who have ordered over 8 million names from Hugo Dunhill Mailing Lists over the past 16 years. Reach all those untapped markets—those prospective clients just waiting for your letter or brochure. Direct mail is a cost-effective way to make your company grow.
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	Kopsa Otte available to salon/spa section only
Do you ever wonder if you are paying too much in income taxes? Do you wonder what your financial statements are telling you? Kopsa Otte, LLC, a CPA firm that specializes in salons and spas, can help you answer those and other questions. With their "Second Opinion," they will analyze your tax and/or financial records and give you a personalized analysis. They also have tapes and CDs on items from tip reporting to IRS compliance to compensation packages.
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	National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors available to all PBA members
PBA members have access to a varied menu of business and career services through NAW. HEALTH INSURANCE - NEW! The new NAW Insurance Trust is a health insurance program that takes advantage of NAW's collective member company buying power, rewards healthy companies with lower premiums and offers the added protection of a pooled reserve fund. Currently available in 34 states, the Trust offers a fully-insured health plan administered and underwritten by Trustmark Insurance Company or Trustmark Life Insurance Company (Trustmark) that is distributed and marketed by Flexible Benefit Service Corporation (Flex). The advantages of the Trust are: NAW's collective member company buying power means lower overall costs. Healthy companies are rewarded with lower premiums. Unused claims dollars are returned to the Trust's reserve fund - not the insurance company. This reserve can be used, within legal requirements, to reduce future insurance premium increases or otherwise be distributed to participating members in a manner deemed appropriate by the Trustees. Member companies may use their existing agent or select an NAW preferred agent. Access to one of the largest physician and hospital networks in the country. A wide variety of medical plans, each with deductible and coinsurance options. Online tools for plan administrators to manage participant information. For more information, call 866-472-5397 or email naw@flexiblebenefit.com. PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE FROM THE HARTFORD NAW offers quality property & casualty insurance from an A+ rated carrier, with a business owners policy that has been described as an insurance industry gold standard. SHIPPING PLUS. Explore various shipping benefits on freight, express air, ground and international through various carriers such as DHL, Roadway, Yellow, USF and New Penn. HERTZ CAR RENTAL. Take advantage of special low negotiated rates, earned Free Rental Days and other premium benefits. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. Take advantage of Election Tools, Grassroots E-Alerts, Washington Action Network and WDPAC.
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	Elavon available to all PBA members
Elavon is your global source for innovative payment solutions-the one company that clients and partners everywhere trust to securely and reliably manage their payments business and provide technologically superior, service-oriented solutions to the credit card processing needs of the merchant community including integarated payment processing, related application products and value-added services. Elavon delivers innovative and secure solutions to help you increase revenues, decrease costs, and sharpen your competitive edge.
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	Paychex available to all PBA members
Before you spend another minute of your creative time on payroll processing, payroll tax filing and human resource administration, consider Paychex. In a 10-employee company with bi-weekly payroll, PBA member savings could be well over $100 per year on payroll services alone. Paychex also helps administer everyday matters such as Section 125 plan administration, record-keeping and retirement plans, employee handbooks and insurance services.
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	Spaboom available to salon/spa sections only
SpaBoom helps spas and salons take full advantage of their online marketing efforts by providing Instant Online Gift Certificate functionality and management, Dynamic Websites and their national directory of SpaBoom spas and salons, SpaEmergency! All offerings meld form and function, combining beauty and elegance with highly effective technology that increases online visibility and, in essence, extends the spa and salon experience for online visitors. SpaBoom helps web sites work as hard as spas and salons do to build their business and boost their bottom line. Special Offer for PBA Members: Instant Gift Certificate Page Setup, normally $99, is just $49! Dynamic Website setup, normally $299, is just $249 for PBA Members!
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Education

	The Daley Group available to all PBA members
The Daley Group provides a range of educational, coaching, and training programs for salon and spa owners primarily at their St. Louis location. Topics cover business growth and development, recruiting, marketing, customer retention, and much more. The Daley Group also provides similar action-oriented growth programs specifically designed for distributors and manufacturers. Every program offered to clients is focused on measurable results and outcomes. PBA members receive discounts of 10% to 25% depending on the program or service requested. Call or email Pamela Daley for more information.
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	BennieFactor Know How Center available to all PBA members
Experience the Know How™ Center for Creative Development, BennieFactor's nationally recognized education facility located in the heart of Louisville's historic Frankfort Avenue, just minutes from downtown. BennieFactor® Product's philosophy is to raise public awareness of the beauty professional's importance in contemporary society, through promoting positivity, intelligence and sophistication. Know How™, the BennieFactor Products educational program, is the key element of a complete system designed to support and advance this philosophy -- to put it to work in salons and in lives! The Center offers educational programs geared towards salon owners and stylists. PBA members receive 10% off all stated pricing.
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	Strategies available to salon/spa section only
Since 1994, Strategies has worked side-by-side with business owners and their teams to actively create stories that speak of success, balance and prosperity with a happy work environment and excited customers. Our passion lies in fueling your knowledge and understanding of new ways to conduct business — and we do so through a richly intertwined support network of seminar events, on-site/phone coaching services, online training and a critically-acclaimed monthly publication. And, it's all customized based on what's best for your company. PBA members receive a $75 discount on seminars offered at Strategies Business Academy in Centerbrook, CT. Offer cannot be combined with other discounts and is not available for online seminars. Provide PBA member number and be sure to mention the discount!
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Publications

	And Men available to all PBA members
Regular Price: $70.00/year - 12 issues PBA Member Price: $60.00/year - 12 issues
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	Beauty Industry Report available to all PBA members
Regular Price: $96.00/year - 12 issues $59.95/year - online subscription PBA Member Price: $80.00/year - 12 issues $50.00/year - online subscription
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	Beauty Store Business available to all PBA members
Regular price: Free to qualified US professionals 12/$48 Canada; 12/$72 other International PBA member price: free to qualified US & Canadian professionals 12/$48 other international
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	Beautymaker available to all PBA members
Regular price: $39/year PBA member price: Free 12/$48 other international
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	Dayspa available to all PBA members
Regular price: 12/$26 (US); 12/$45 Canada; 12/$89 other International PBA member price: 12/$20 (US); 12/$40 Canada; 12/$80 other international
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	Estetica available to all PBA members
Regular price: $97/year PBA member price: $69/year
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	Highlights available to all PBA members
Regular Price: $88.00/year - 12 issues PBA Member Price: $75.00/year - 12 issues
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	Launchpad available to all PBA members
Regular price: 12/$24 (US) 12/$48 Canada; 12/$72 other International PBA member price: 12/$20 (US) 12/$40 Canada; 12/$80 other international
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	Modern Salon available to salon/spa section only
Regular price: $42 for 3 years PBA member price: $38 for 3 years Includes PROCESS as a bimonthly supplement.
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	Nailpro available to all PBA members
Regular price: 12/$24 (US); 12/$47 Canada; 12/$86 other International PBA member price: 12/$20 (US); 12/$40 Canada; 12/$80 other international
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	Platform Artist available to all PBA members
Regular price: 12 issues/$39 PBA member price: Free
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	Salon City available to all PBA members
Regular price: $16 PBA member price: Free
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	Salon Today available to salon/spa section only
Regular price: $42 PBA member price: Free Magazine automatically sent to salon/spa section members. New subscriptions can take 6-8 weeks.
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	Style Source available to all PBA members
Regular price: $20 PBA member price: $10
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	Vibra available to all PBA members
Regular price: $30 PBA member price: $15
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Software

	Capterra available to all PBA members
Capterra's free and comprehensive Salon Software directory allows buyers to see all of the options available to them and easily build a short list of vendors to contact. Buyers can also choose to submit their needs to Capterra and have relevant software vendors contact them directly.
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	Harms Software, Inc. available to salon/spa section only
Set yourself apart from the competition with Millennium SpaSalon Software. With Millennium you are joining a family of industry professionals dedicated to your success and committed to your growth. Trust the software that is dedicated to your growth, ongoing education, and superior support. Trust the software that is dedicated to YOU.
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	Innovative Business Computer Solutions, Inc. available to salon/spa section only
Established 20 years ago, Innovative Business Computer Solutions, Inc.'s Spa/Salon Manager software has evolved into a comprehensive and user-friendly program servicing small- to large-size businesses. The features and reports in the program offer everything required to run your business efficiently and profitably. You receive unlimited technical support and all updates to the program for one year. As a PBA benefit provider, IBCS offers a 20% discount on any software package.
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