vendor relations  the smbtn offers a variety of benefits for both our members and vendors.  vendor sponsored training, for example,  allows our members to learn about new products quickly and more effectively.  the goal of vendor sponsored training is being able to provide reproducible successes that will create new revenue streams for our members.  following training, the smbtn would like for its members to be able to walk into a client and be able to successfully implement a new solution with complete confidence.  in addition, we have negotiated special discounts on certain products and services from vendors such as sonicwall and logmein.