The newsletter is provided quarterly to all members of ACNA. It is a business-oriented newsletter. We provide articles on such things as insurance, tax laws, internet happenings, what's happening in different regions of the country, the profile of various members, what the latest decorating themes are from the top decorator magazines, what the association is currently working on and seeing as trends in the industry and information from our corporate members and vendors.This is not designed to be a trade journal. It is designed to be a trade association newsletter with input and feedback from the members. It is designed to help each member with his or her business in some way. It is a way to keep a pulse on what other dealers are doing and experiencing in other parts of the country and how they are addressing issues common to all dealers.
Web Connection
ACNA will provide one free web page whether you have a computer or not. That page can link to your own site if you have one. You will have the ability to sell your items on line using the ACNA web site, www.acna.us and www.goantiques.com, at a discounted rate. You will be using the GoAntiques Network, which provides Dealers the ability to load items once and have them appear throughout the GoAntiques Network of sites as well as on affiliates sites. GoAntiques has over 16 million hits per month, with 1.5 million page views and nearly half a million visitors. All merchandise is distributed on the Shop@AOL Network as well, which includes proprietary AOL, AOL.com, CNN, CNNfN, Netscape, Oxygen and others. The Shop@AOL network accounts for 80 million visitors per month. GoAntiques also controls the Antiques & Art shopping category on Lycos, which is the fourth most trafficked site on the Internet with 40 million unique visitors per month. Other affiliates include Art & Antiques magazine (www.artantiquesmag.com), Old House Web (www.oldhouseweb.com), The Antiques News (www.theantiquesnews.com) and Interior World (www.interiorworld.com). This web connection can directly affect your bottom line in a big way!
Associations' Membership Conference & Trade Show
Past national conferences have been held in Charlotte, Nashville, Las Vegas, Orlando, Dallas and Myrtle Beach. These conferences have been comprised of trade shows with many of the vendors that you, as dealers, see or hear about everyday. This provides an opportunity to meet them in person. The publishers of the antique trade journals, the antique web sites, suppliers, book suppliers and others come together in a trade show to help you get a better feel for them and their products and most of all, to support your association and the antique and collectible industry as a whole.The educational sessions at the conference are like no other. Authors, collectors, dealers, and experts in specific fields teach these classes. Learn about pottery from the author of the pottery price guide you have been using for years. Find out how to get the stain out of that wonderful quilt from the lady who wrote the book. Find out the trick to refinishing from the couple that is published in every trade journal you pick up. Ever wish you knew more about Orientalia? This is the place to find out in detail from the person who is the expert. Sign up for classes from the experts and go home feeling empowered to sell more and better merchandise.These conferences are a one of a kind event. You can't find anything like them anywhere. Spend three days on your business and you will benefit for years to come.
Merchant Services
The Antiques & Collectibles National Association and EVO Merchant Services have joined forces to bring you the best and most cost effective credit card processing system. EVO will lower your current processing fees by 10%. They offer free set up/free programming. Wireless units are available and perfect to show dealers. They system can accept all major credit cards and debit cards. They also offer customized gift cards for your customers. The operations center is accessed by a toll free telephone number and is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. One of the best qualities of EVO is our low VISA/MasterCard rate! Your discounted rate and equipment information is available with a phone call.
ACNA has over 700 members using merchant services and are currently processing over 20000 transactions and $2,000,000 per month. Don’t pay more when you can get the best rate so easily. Contact Will Pinder at 800-713-5335 or email him at wpinder@goevo.biz Make sure to mention you are an ACNA member.
Discount Shipping
The Packaging Store
Association members receive a 10% discount at The Package Stores. Some of the featured services:
• Foam In Place. The Packaging Store's unique system creates a custom mold encapsulating your valuables, securing them for safe shipment.
• Crating. They offer custom crating solutions for difficult shipping needs, ensuring safe arrival of your special cargo.
• Pick-Up Service. The Packaging Store, for your convenience, has trained professionals to pick up your items, and package and ship them to the destination.
• On-Site Packaging. When you're in need of packaging services and supplies, The Packaging Store brings them to you.
• And more!
Siriani & Associates – Freight Savings Plan
Your ACNA membership comes with a valuable benefit: up to 24 percent savings on select FedEx Express® services and up to 20 percent savings on select FedEx Ground® services. FedEx is known for reliability, convenience and outstanding service.
Shipping via FedEx Ground is faster than you think. For shipments 150 lbs. or less:
• 80 percent are delivered in 3 business days or less.
• 95 percent are delivered in 4 business days or less.
For dependable, residential ground service, choose FedEx Home Delivery® and save up to 10 %. FedEx Home Delivery is the only service of its kind dedicated to residential customers and the first to offer a residential money-back guarantee.* Less-than-truckload savings are also available, with discounts up to 55%. For details, call Siriani & Associates. To take advantage of these great savings, all you need to do is join the ACNA Freight Savings Plan. Enrollment is free and there are no minimum shipping quotas to meet. Call Siriani & Associates, administrators of the freight program, at 800.554.0005 and find out how easy it is to start saving! For eligible FedEx® services and rates, contact your association or your freight savings program provider, Siriani & Associates. See the applicable FedEx Service Guide or FXF 100 Series Rules Tariff for terms and conditions of service offerings and money-back guarantee programs. FedEx service marks used by permission.
Travel Discounts
Red Roof Inn
Over 360 locations nationwide offering all ACNA members an 18% discount off rack rates at any location. Simply state that you are a VP+ member and give them CP#525107 and your discount will be applied. You may call 1-800-RED ROOF (800-733-7663) or at the website www.redroof.com. Our Redi Card program is also available to you. This program allows you to earn points that can be used towards free nights.
Alamo Car Rental
Membership provides a 10% rental discount at Alamo. When it’s your time and money, travel smart with Alamo. To get your Alamo discount us rate code “BY” ID #393476.
Avis Car Rental
Click here for detailed information.
Certificate of Membership
The membership certificate is appropriate for framing for your shop, mall, mall or show booth or at your antique & collectible show. It gives the consumer the confidence that they are dealing with a professional.
Supplies
Keifer Supply offers members a special catalog full of supplies from signs to price tags at a 10% discount. Keifer is the largest supplier of business supplies in the antique and auction industries. For a current catalog, call Keifer Supply at 218-736-7000 and mention that you are a member of ACNA.
Member Profile
There will be a profile of a member in each of our quarterly newsletters. This is a biography of a member like you. It will give you insight into what others have done to get where they are today and how they run their businesses. It will also give you an opportunity to use this piece for a press release in your local newspaper when you are the member profiled.
Use of ACNA Logo
You will receive a logo for your shop/mall door or mall/show booth when you join. You will also have full use of the logo for all your printed materials. This is a symbol of professionalism. It lets your consumer know that you are a professional and that you are involved in your industry.
Professional Logo Merchandise
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Advertising Discounts
You will get a discount on advertisements you place in Collector News, Antique Week and Antique Shoppe (Florida) publications by using the ACNA logo in your ad. This can be substantial. Ask other publications for this discount. We are working with other publications to provide this discount.
Matrix Security Systems
Matrix offers ACNA members a 20% discount on security, fire, CCTC, video, and card access systems. You may contact Matrix at 610-321-0683 or via email: acda@matrixsecuritygroup.com
Detailed Home Inventory, Inc
They offer documentation and inventory systems for Home & Small Business Owners. They offer all ACNA members a 15% discount. Home Inventory uses a comprehensive inventory system that includes digital video of the exterior and interior of your property, digital photographs that show in greater detail items of value. Written documentation that includes descriptions, serial numbers and/or model numbers. They also offer Free Written Estimates. Their website is: www.detailedhome.com or their email is: info@detailedhome.com
Pre-Paid Legal Services
Pre-Paid legal services are available to all members. There are discounts on legal services, identity theft protection, and small business consulting. They offer guaranteed issued prices that never go up. Contact John Adriatico, Independent Associate at 888-577-8070 and let him know you are a member of ACNA.
Health Insurance
Affordable health insurance for the self-employed and small business owners through America's Business Benefit Association. Plans to fit your budget and needs, supplemental membership features benefit package including Dental and Rx, 24 hour coverage, plans and benefits available vary by state. For more information contact Rich Schrader at 704-201-4347 or via email: Coverage4You@hotmail.com
