Entries by Patsy

Sharp Displays for K-12th and Universities

More and more K-12th and Universities are moving toward student centered collaborative learning environments. Sharp can help reinvent your classrooms to create more efficient learning spaces.  As a Sharp authorized dealer, Smile Business Products can provide schools and higher learning (private or public), with seamless integration and cost-effective solutions for both teachers and students. Most […]

Smile Recognized by Sharp as 2023 Platinum Level Service Dealer

Congratulations to Smile’s Service Department for being recognized by Sharp as a 2023 Platinum Level Service Dealer. Sharp’s program recognizes and rewards service organizations, like Smile, for exceeding performance benchmarks and implementing industry best practices. Recognition is based on providing excellence service in these critical areas: Using genuine Sharp parts and supplies Commitment to training […]

How to Boost Your Business with Pantone Color Matching and the Digital Tools

Color is more than just a visual element. It is a powerful tool for communication and expression. It can evoke emotions, moods, messages, and identities and shape perceptions, preferences, and behaviors. That’s why color accuracy and consistency are vital for any business that depends on copying, scanning, and printing. But how can you make sure […]

Safeguarding Your Office with a Comprehensive MFP Security Plan

In today’s digital age, ensuring the security of your office equipment is paramount. Multifunction printers (MFPs), often overlooked in the broader IT security plan, deserve special attention. This blog will delve into key points highlighted in the white paper titled “Safeguard Your Organization’s Sensitive Business Information with a Comprehensive MFP Security Action Plan” and explore […]

Free Pantone Color Matching from Sharp

Last month, Sharp announced that all Advanced and Essential new BP Series color models now support Pantone Color Matching. For graphics arts, interior design, architectural industries, and even basic business needs for corporate logos and branding this is a great feature.  The best part, it’s FREE! It’s a simple download of the Pantone Look-up table […]

Sharp Receives Supplier Horizon Award from Premier, Inc.

Smile is proud to announce that Sharp recently won the Suppliers Horizon Award from Premier for its support of Premier members through its exceptional customer service and engagement, ability to drive value through overall excellence and commitment to lower costs.  Congratulations to Sharp for being one of 10 suppliers to receive the award this year […]

Why Smile Partners with Crexendo

Learn why Smile Business Products’ partnership with Crexendo provides a peace of mind that our customers deserve. Office phone systems have always been important, but now more than ever, a phone system that integrates with Teams for those remote workers is almost essential.  Let’s face it, remote workers are not going away anytime soon. Crexendo […]

Protect Your Office from A Cyber-Attack by Training Your Employees

In today’s digital age, protecting your office from cyber-attacks is more important than ever. Hackers and cyber criminals are constantly looking for ways to gain access to your company’s sensitive information, and a single breach can have devastating consequences. Just last month, according to tech.co there were six large companies that had a data breach, […]

Coffee with Smile – Learn All about Crexendo VoIP Phone Systems

Start your day with Smile and a cup of coffee! Smile is hosting a virtual informational webinar with our partner Crexendo, our VoIP phone system solution offering. Crexendo offers: 100% UPTIME GUARANTEE – No downtime. No kidding! Lifetime warranty on all Crexendo Phones And save up to 50% on your monthly telecom cost And so […]

Sharp Enters the Production Print Market

At the 2023 National Sharp Dealer Meeting last month in Las Vegas, Sharp announced they are entering the Production Print market by previewing three production printing presses. This release marks a significant milestone for Sharp, allowing Sharp dealers to extend their reach into higher production print markets. Smile is excited to bring this new offering […]

Laptops for Education

    ONE OF THE BEST STUDENT LAPTOPS! As an educational institution, staff and educators strive to assist students at all levels of learning.  Students need the right tools, training, and resources to excel in the classroom, and to prepare students for success, a laptop is essential. Dynabook, formerly known as Toshiba PC Company, offers […]

Need to Renew Your School’s Copier Lease?

Is your school’s copier in need of a lease renewal? This can seem like a complicated process and feel overwhelming, especially because dedicated teachers are counting on school office equipment to work correctly and efficiently. Smile can help! Here’s an informative blog from Sharp featuring 5 helpful things to consider when making this decision. Great […]

NASPO Contract for State of California

  State agencies looking to take part in the contract bidding process can often feel overwhelmed by purchasing challenges for equipment hardware, maintenance agreements, and maintenance agreement renewals. Smile Business Products, in conjunction with Sharp, offers the NASPO ValuePoint Contract to help streamline the process, maximize efficiencies and provide access to Sharp’s award-winning MFPs. Whether […]

Smile Business Products is Hiring – Join our Team!

If you are looking for a new job in Sales, Smile is hiring! Looking for a career in Sales? We have openings in both Sales and Business Development | Inside Sales. We offer an excellent salary and benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 401K matching and more! To learn more about the positions we have […]

Sharp is Oracle Cerner Millennium Certified

Sharp is pleased to announce that their newest MFPs have been certified for use with Cerner Millennium. As a leader in Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology, Cerner Millennium solution enables healthcare organizations to leverage a single repository for information access and reporting purposes. Sharps BP-Series MFPs completed a stringent validation process that provides a level […]

The Sharp Virus Detection Kit powered by Bitdefender

How the Bitdefender Engine Helps Protect Against Malware and Data Breaches Daily we hear about cyber-attacks that shutdown businesses worldwide.  The most recent attack in Northern California was the City of Oakland, that was hit with a ransomware attack and according to the city officials, the cost to recover will be somewhere between 1 and […]

Increase Student Collaboration in the Classroom

Increase Student Collaboration in the Classroom For many of us growing up we learned on a chalkboard or dry erase board.  Students today are learning in a way that is very different from how our educational system was originally designed. Teachers have transformed classrooms into interactive hubs where students, who are digital natives, can flourish […]

Smile Selected as an Elite Dealer by ENX Magazine for 2022

Each year, ENX Magazine judges Elite Dealer applicants on a number of criteria from technical service excellence to community philanthropic support, and once again Smile Business Product is among the nation’s top office technology dealerships chosen this year as a 2022 Elite Dealer. Smile is honored to be chosen as an Elite Dealer and excited […]

Smile Awarded Hyakuman Kai Elite Dealer from Sharp

Keeping with tradition, Smile Business Products, Inc. was recognized once again as a Hyakuman Kai Elite Dealer by Sharp Electronics.   Sharp awards Hyakuman Kai Elite status to exceptional dealers that have achieved sales goals set forth by Sharp.  To acknowledge our success, Suzanne Dickinson from Sharp presented Joe Reeves with a beautiful crystal eagle award […]

Sharp / NEC – Better Together. Stronger as One

Earlier this month, Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America exhibited at the InfoComm ’22 in Las Vegas. InfoComm is the largest AV event in North America with over 500 exhibitors. Sharp NEC collaboration won a total of six awards including the PN-L2B AQUOS Board Interactive Display Series receiving the Commercial Integrator 2022 Best Award. Check […]