What does HSBN stand for?Huntsville Small Business Networking | What is HSBN Connect?HSBN Connect is Huntsville's #1 business search website. Find local professionals in seconds to help with your projects! |
What is a “Preferred Vendor”?Our Preferred Vendor program is a premium monthly subscription plan which takes your profile listing and ranks it to the top of search on our website. You will receive unlimited search keywords and categories to help more people find you! After successfully being accepted into our program, we will invite you into our VIP “Preferred Vendor” Facebook group and you’ll be “tagged” on any leads in our large HSBN Facebook group of anything of interest. | What does it take to become a Preferred Vendor? What are the requirements?We carefully screen and vet in each new Preferred Vendor to make sure it is a good fit for all. We require vendors to have proper business licensing and insurance relevant to their industry. We also check their business reviews online to make sure they meet our standards. We speak with the vendor personally to learn about their needs and explain how our system works. We take our Preferred Vendor program seriously and recommend our vendors every chance we get. |
What is a “Preferred Plus” Vendor?Receive everything a Preferred Vendor gets and more! Custom built on-page chatbot assistant will appear in the lower left corner of your profile listing. This chatbot “assistant” engages, books appointments, and interacts real-time as you with new customers who visit your profile. In addition, we further rank your website into Google search with “SEO-Boost” citations. We also run 1-2 monthly Facebook Brand Awareness campaigns on your behalf to target your dream clients and get your name out in front of more people reaching over 10,000 people(*ad budget included in monthly fee) | Do you require a contract for your Preferred Vendor plans?For our Preferred Vendor plan, we do not require a contract. For our Preferred Plus plan we ask for a 30-day written notice if you decide to part ways. |
How many Preferred Vendor seats do you have per industry? Can I gain exclusivity?As of this writing, we have 2-3 seats per industry. HSBN seats grow with the demand of the community for our vendors. We currently do not offer seat exclusivity at this time. | How do I gain access to your Facebook Group?Membership to our massive local Facebook Group (“Huntsville Small Business Networking”) is free to local residents of Huntsville and the surrounding areas. You do not need to own a business to be a member. But we do ask that you agree to our Rules/Guidelines upon asking to join our group.Search on Facebook for “Huntsville Small Business Networking” or JOIN HERE |
What is HSBN University?HSBN University is a fully-immersive online training program for professionals looking to gain more experience and understanding of: social media, website design, advertising, financial literacy, resume writing & more! Local instructor-led business owners & experts teach you these valuable skills on our website accessible in your Dashboard. Accessible for premium subscribers. | Why should we use HSBN Connect for our needs over competitors?HSBN Connect believes in small business. By hiring a local small business owner you are helping put food on their table and support our city. We are a local “grassroots” business which aims to help support our local small business owners by connecting customers with local small business. |
Is the information asked/posted on HSBN kept secure? Is my email and data kept safe?Yes! We take your privacy very seriously. Our website is secured with SSL 256-bit encryption and is scanned for malware daily. We never share your information, email, or personal information with anyone and is kept strictly confidential. | How do I contact a vendor I would like to hire?Finding your dream vendor takes seconds! Simply search on the main home page and open up your vendor’s profile listing. From there, an email and phone button is available to reach out. You can also securely email vendors within our website. Your questions/data is kept safe and private between you and the vendor only. |
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