Education

Universal Purchasing Association is dedicated to providing our Members with educational opportunities designed to help their business grow. One side benefit from the training is that our Members develop relationships with companies from across the country, learning from each others mistakes and successes.

Universal Purchasing Association offers 15-20 educational seminars and business roundtables at our annual FOCUS conference. Led by top industry experts, some of the topics covered at our 2008 meeting included:

  • Delighting The Customer
  • Sparking your Sales Efforts
  • Trends that Will Effect Future Revenue
  • Lean Processing Techniques
  • Monkey Marketing: A Softer Side to Guerillas
  • Promotional Products: Increase your Sales & Profits
  • Generational Management
  • Healthcare: Trends in Upgraded Apparel & Linens
  • Straight Talk on Promotional Products

Along with the seminars offered at our annual FOCUS conference, Universal Purchasing Association also offers other powerful educational opportunities throughout the year including:

  • Cross-selling Training
  • Sales Training
  • Management Training

Universal Purchasing Association also brings our Members access to both leader led training and webinars from top suppliers in the industry such as VF Imagewear, Mountville Mills, and ASI.