Cincom Partner Program Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Cincom Partner Program?
With the Cincom Partner Program, you can achieve rapid results from what you already know about your customers.  Access products that appeal to your customers, marketing the gets the message out fast, and training that prepares you to handle the demand. Our partner program gives you options scaled to fit your business model and goals. Want more (or less)?  You’re in control. We’re here to ensure that you have the perfect partner experience.

Why partner with Cincom?
Cincom is one of the most experienced companies in the software industry. Together with our partners, we deliver software and services for business operations and customer communications to thousands of customers around the globe.  We are committed to providing the “perfect experience” – for you and for your customers.

What are the benefits of partnering with Cincom?
As a Cincom Partner, you will see a great number of benefits:

• The ability to sell a variety of Cincom products and solutions.
• Competitive margins for licensing and services on all our solutions. Our partners also see incremental revenue opportunities through maintenance and add-on services provided by you as an authorized Cincom Partner.
• Licensing and maintenance revenue opportunities.
• A significant services drag opportunity.
• Access to free NFR (Not-for-Resale) software copies for solutions development.
• Dedicated marketing, sales and technical support.
• Online support through our Partner Portal, MyCincom.
• Training-package options that fit your preferred level of expertise.
• Software and services audit and support package for partners who are providing hosting environments.
• And one more thing. We never forget that these are your customers. We respect the relationships you’ve built, and we’re here to support you in those relationships.

Who is eligible?
The Cincom Partner Program is open to Value Added Resellers, Systems Integrators, Resellers, and Distributors. Referral and cooperative marketing arrangements are also available.

How do I become a partner?
Simple. Just provide us with a little information about yourself  here. Your local Cincom Partner Manager will contact you.

What upfront costs or fees are there?
Unlike other partner programs that require upfront licensing fees and dedicated operating costs, Cincom enables you to leverage your existing resources within your own organization and only add cost at the margin, where tangible business opportunities justify it. You also have the freedom to choose which product or combination of products you want to sell. In essence, partnering with Cincom is like a “business on-demand.”

Is training available
Cincom provides one of the most comprehensive training programs in the industry. Our training programs have been designed to minimize your time out of the office while maximizing your learning using real-life scenarios and tools. We offer self-study and instructor-led training at the solution, sales and technical level. You pick the training best suited to your portfolio and level of service expertise. There’s no certification required, making it even easier for you to ramp up your selling efforts and quickly realize revenue.

• Sales and Marketing Professionals- This training option will provide you with the ability to more effectively sell Cincom technologies and solutions.
• Technology Consultants- This training will arm you with the confidence to transform your customers’ needs into applications based on Cincom solutions.
• Solutions Architects- This training will guide you through building value-add solutions for your customers and expand the breadth of your expertise of Cincom's business-processes technologies.
• Mentoring Programs- We also offer mentoring programs unique to our industry. Our mentoring program includes consulting for sales, presales consulting and post-sales consulting support with each Education Business Opportunity Module.

What type of partnerships are available?
Once you become a Cincom Partner, supporting you is our most important goal. That's why we've created three packages as described below for you to select from to ensure that you're never alone when selling and servicing Cincom solutions.

Partner Support Business Opportunity Modules