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New templates for running your MSP business better

If you’re looking for some help in bringing discipline to your managed services business, CompTIA and the MSP Partners organization have created four new templates that cover various aspects of running a practice.

The templates, which were developed in conjunction by the CompTIA Managed IT Services Executive Forum and the Institute for Partner Education & Development, are focused on:

Setting pricing levels
On-boarding new customers for on-premise offerings
Creating service level agreements
Developing and packaging new managed services

You can find the templates in the Member Resource Center.

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