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March, 2007
Volume 4
2007 Annual CASBO
Conference
InterSchola is excited about
the upcoming 2007 CASBO Annual Conference in
In addition to our exhibitor
booth, InterSchola will also have a suite at the Fairmont Hotel to
accommodate further discussion of our services away from the hustle and bustle of
the trade show floor. Please
email Jeff Greenholtz (jgreenholtz@interschola.com)
to set up an appointment with one of our surplus
specialists.
For those who stop by our
booth or schedule an appointment, InterSchola is pleased to announce an
initiative to benefit the Friends of Education
Scholarship Fund. Please read our Letter From the
President (page 2) to learn more about this exciting
opportunity.
See you in
Portable
Partnership
InterSchola
is pleased to announce a partnership to assist with the sale and removal
of modular buildings on behalf of our clients.
To
date, InterSchola has managed
several successful sales of modular classroom/office buildings through
eBay, our primary platform for listing public auctions on behalf of
InterSchola clients.
While our InterSchola/eBay auctions generate significant exposure,
we find that the sales cycle of a portable building is often significantly
longer than the typical eBay auction or eBay store listing due to the
complexity of scheduling removal and transportation arrangements for a
large structure. In the
existing model, eBay bidders must undertake the relocation of these
buildings which can entail significant time, effort and costs often
exceeding the selling price of the building. Thus, InterSchola is pleased to
announce a partnership with a nationwide modular building reseller to
market and relocate portable buildings that have been listed on eBay in
accordance with InterSchola's Services Agreements, but which have ended
without a successful sale.
With
client approval, our partner will advertise as yet unsold modular
buildings to an existing nationwide network of modular building
buyers. As an extension of
InterSchola's services, InterSchola/Client modular building listings will
be featured on our partner website on an all inclusive basis including
cost of the structure, dismantling, relocation from the seller's location
and re-installation of the building on the buyer's property. This approach
will simplify the process for buyers and remove many of the impediments to
a successful transaction. InterSchola's partner possesses
significantexpertise in modular building packaging, pricing and marketing
which increases the likelihood of a successful sale.
Please
contact us at auction-info@interschola.com
if you have modular buildings that you would like to
sell.
Surplus Sales
Strategies
InterSchola
can help you maximize the return on district/agency surplus sales. Below are some successful auction
strategies that have worked well for existing
clients:
Spread
the Word
Let
us help you! InterSchola
realizes maximum value from district surplus when we have a wide variety
of asset types to work with.
Therefore we recommend that you contact the gatekeepers within each
of your organization departments (e.g. Buildings and Grounds, M&O,
Transportation, IT, Athletics, Food Service and Instruction) to let them know about
InterSchola's services.
Your colleague's will be delighted that you have done the legwork
to identify a valuable resource for your
organization!
Schedule
Auctions Early and Often
InterSchola
requires NO upfront commitment.
Therefore, once you have completed an auction round, we recommend
that you schedule your next auction event with your local Field Auction
Manager. As the day
approches, we'll contact you.
If you do not feel you need our services at that time, we'll gladly
reschedule. If you find you
need us sooner, you can always call for an immediate visit by your local
Field Auction Manager. We
recommend once a quarter! Its
like getting your teeth cleaned at the dentist - having a date on the
calendar will encourage you to 'clean' more often. Think how good you feel after
you've been to the dentist (once the novacaine wears
off).
Contact
your Community
InterSchola
often hears that our Clients have limited storage capacity for
surplus. While InterSchola
can help with this problem by determining sales potential and managing the
auction/sale process of valuable surplus quickly and efficiently, we'd
also like to help you think about alternatives to aid in this effort. We encourage our clients to think
creatively about seeking community participation. Contact a local storage company in
your neighborhood to ask if they will donate space to the district to
store your items while InterSchola manages the sale of these items from
that location! We are happy
to have these conversations on your behalf.
|
Asset Category
Demand With this
newsletter and others to follow, Interschola
will
be
making our clients
aware of some of our recent requests for specific
goods, in case your organization may be interested in disposing
of these same items now or in the very near future.
If your school,
district or agency is in possession of any of the items above –
please contact us as soon as
possible (auction-info@interschola.com). We'd like to help you get
these assets into the hands of interested buyers while returning
cash to your district. |
Letter From the President
Spring Cleaning for
Scholarship Donations!
Spring will be a busy time for InterSchola. We look forward to seeing many familiar faces at the 2007 CASBO Annual Conference April 12-16, 2007 in San Jose, CA. In recognition of so many of our wonderful and supportive school district clients, InterSchola would like to make a contribution to the FRIENDS OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP fund. InterSchola will make a contribution of $250 to the Friends of Education Scholarship Fund on the last day of this event. In addition, for every new Client that is introduced to InterSchola by an existing Client at the CASBO Annual Conference, InterSchola will make an additional $50 donation to the scholarship fund. New Clients must sign our contract and complete an initial auction by July 31st in order to qualify for this contribution. InterSchola representatives will be on hand in our booth to greet existing Clients and to note any New Client introductions that are made by a friend of InterSchola. We hope this will encourage many of our very satisfied Clients to bring their friends and colleagues to our booth to say hello! Further we hope our contribution to the scholarship fund will help provide important financial resources to award scholarships to individuals who are pursuing education and/or research in the school business field. We can only hope that award receipients continue to think creatively about strategies to make a difference in their organization!
Sincerely,
Melissa Rich
InterSchola, Founder & President
Be sure to visit our revised website:
For information about
partnering with InterSchola or to learn more about our services, contact:
Jeff
Greenholtz, Sales and Client Management
jgreenholtz@interschola.com
888-653-7360
ext 2
