ABOUT THE
National Society of IT Service Providers

Welcome to the National Society for IT Service Providers. We are a professional association representing SMB – small and medium business – IT consultants. We focus on education, professionalism, and promoting the interests of IT professionals everywhere.

Our Mission:

We provide pathways to establish high standards and ethics, and to improve the perception and credibility of the IT profession through actions driven by member engagement.

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Whether you call yourself a computer consultant, an MSP, a VAR, a systems integrator, a solution provider, a reseller, or something else, we are here to help you to be as successful as possible. We are committed to helping you achieve success by adopting an effective business model, running your business well, and representing your interests to the business community generally.

To that end, we have produced a document called the Transformation of an Industry into a Profession. There is also a recorded webinar introducing these pillars and taking questions from the community.

Please note: This site and association are intended to promote the conversation about professionalism and the long-term interests of our members. So any documents you find here are starting places for conversation. If you think something is not quite right, please jump into the conversation and help us all get better. 

Right now, you can join the conversation by becoming a member. You’ll be invited to any online events to continue the discussion.

Note on tax deductions:

We are a 501(c)(6) non-profit member association. As a result, all membership fees are a 100% legit business expense that you’ll enter into QuickBooks as “Dues and Memberships.” This is because your professional association is an ordinary and necessary business expense.

You might have limits on the tax deductibility of charitable contributions. But as a business expense, you can reduce taxable income by the full amount of your membership.

Thank you for your support!

– Karl W. Palachuk, Executive Director

This is just a starting place

The National Society of IT Service Providers was founded in 2021 by author and community influencer Karl W. Palachuk. It was incorporated shortly after as a 501(c)6 non-profit membership association.

Eventually, we would love to see a movement toward professionalism in the IT industry in every state and province in North America, and beyond that as well. In our early video calls, we had people from Germany, the UK, and Australia. Clearly, there’s a lot of interest in coming together as a community to help create our future with intention.

We have many volunteers, but we can always use more. We now have a Board of Directors and a few Committees that meet on a regular basis. We schedule membership meetings once per quarter (Check the “News” link above).

Please fill out the form to join today. We know everyone is crazy busy. But regulation and legislation are coming, whether you participate or not. And it will be very sad if we are subject to legislation written by and for large corporations who do not face our challenges or even risk going out of business due to these challenges.

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Code of Ethics

Check out the brand new Code of Ethics presented at the Quarterly Member Meeting on Nov 9. It’s still a draft,  feedback welcome.

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Vendor Partner Program

Whether you’re ready to join or have some questions, we’d love to connect with you.