Why Join the SouthWestern Association?

We are the only Association in your industry that:

Effectively supports your day-to-day operations with a hotline that provides you access to a team of experts to address key questions you have about your business including accounting (tax, wage & salary, titling and registration), legal (contracts, buy backs, employee issues, liens, collections) and regulatory questions (OSHA, EPA, transportation, and others).

Invests in an employee advantage program that enables you to consistently
acquire and retain the very best people. Our program features support from AgCareers.com, Agriculture Future of America (AFA), and a variety of sources to find and recruit the very best. We offer internship support, technician training (OSU Institute of Technology), seminars/education programs, as well as the new and dynamic SouthWestern Online Campus with a tailored roadmap for training your employees. We also can deliver effective business advisors from both inside and outside of the industry to grow your business.

Creates High Impact Dealer Advocacy representing you with your manufacturers on key
policy and program issues and works closely to influence regulatory agencies and legislators to
achieve the very best outcome for Independent Dealers.

Dealer Hotline

• Utilize our hotline, 800-762-5616, to resolve your questions about:
  • Accounting
  • Sales Tax
  • Titling and Registration
  • Wage and Hour
  • Legal
  • Human Resources
  • Workers Compensation
  • Warranty Reimbursement Issues
  • Emerging Issues (e.g. Identity Theft)
  • Confidential Ownership Issues (i.e. Mergers, Sale of Business)
  • Liens
  • Collections
  • Inventory Buyback
    
    
• The hotline is available during business hours (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) and will be
  answered by a person – not an automated system.
  
  
• You will have timely access to a response team of trusted experts.
  
  
• Typical response time is 24 hours or less.

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Employee Advantage Program

Our Comprehensive Program Includes the Following:

• Hiring support from AgCareers.com
• Assistance in structuring an Internship Program
• Scholarships through Agriculture Future of America (AFA)
• Technician training through OSU Institute of Technology
  • You have program input as an advisor
  • Manufacturer endorsed and supported
    
    
• Recruiting assistance at high schools and Vo-tech schools
• Development programs for your key staff members
• Comprehensive and dynamic SWA Online campus
  • Accessible 24/7
  • Helps you retain your valued employees
  • Insures consistent, high quality customer interactions
  • Roadmap specifically designed to meet your training needs (Parts, Service, Sales, Leadership)
  • Director of Education to assist you with every step of implementation throughout the process
  • Program tracking to monitor employee training progress
    
    
• Strong, trusted business advisors from inside and outside your industry (Finance, Marketing, Operations and Sales)

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Dealer Advocacy

Manufacturer Management at a High Level

• Contracts/Agreements
• Policies and Programs
• Warranty Reimbursement
• Major Manufacturer Leadership
• Meetings Representation
• Terminations
• Mergers, Acquisitions, Buybacks
• Legal Representation From Industry
• Relations Fund

Regulatory and Legislative Influence

• State and Federal
• Department of Transportation
• Environmental Agencies
• OSHA
• Department of Taxation
• Department of Labor
• Insurance Commissioner
• Political Action Committees

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Products and Services

• Financial Services
  • Accounting Services
  • Business Valuations
  • Bad Debt Collection
  • Bankcard Acceptance Program
  • Credit & Lien Manuals
  • Credit Reports on Customers - Online!
  • Financed Equipment - Physical Damage Insurance
  • Health (Group) Insurance
  • Retirement & 401(k), Profit Sharing
    
    
• Valuing Equipment
  • Agricultural Official Guide (Trade-In-Guide)
  • Outdoor Power Equipment Official Guide (Trade-In-Guide)
  • Trade-In Guides (Used Equipment Values)
    
    
• Products
  • Advertising Specialty Items
  • Agricultural Flat Rate Guide
  • Arrow Lock Tags - Work Order Tags
  • Business Forms
  • Equipment Decals
  • Flat-Rate Guide
  • Outdoor Power Equipment Flat Rate Guide
  • Outdoor Power Equipment Technician's Test
    
    
• Employee Recruitment, Retention and Training
  • Convention and Annual Meeting
  • Dealer Education
  • Dealers of Tomorrow
  • Employee Policy & Procedure Manuals
  • Internship Programs
  • Online Campus
  • Technician Training Program (OSU)
    
    
• Association Partners Providing Member Services
  • AgCareers.com - Employee recruitment
  • APPI - Affiliated Power Purchasers International (Energy saving program)
  • ATS - Asset Tracking Services - Now Longview Advantage
  • Discovery Based Retail - Store design & "Another Salesman"
  • EDA - Market Intelligence
  • Equipment Insurance International (EII)
  • Essential Corporate Solutions / Dispute Solutions, Inc.
  • Federated Insurance – Comprehensive dealership and personal insurance programs
  • IRON Solutions - Used Equipment Search Engine & Advertising
  • NAEDA Financial, Ltd. – Retail financing
  • NAEDA Freight Program – Discounts on FedEx, UPS Freight and Yellow Freight
  • Paycor – Payroll Services
  • Recovery Concepts – Debt Collection
  • Regulatory Consultants, Inc. – Regulatory Compliance
  • Spader Business Management – 20 Groups, Training
  • Tax Favored Benefits
  • Toolchex ID – Identity Theft Protection

For more information about joining the SouthWestern Association,
contact Olivia Holcombe (oholcombe@swassn.com).

Join Now! Simply fill out the Application Form!

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