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Our involvement with TechServe Alliance (formerly National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses - NACCB)
TechServe Alliance is the only national trade association exclusively serving IT services companies. Representing over 350 IT services companies nationwide, those companies serve commercial and government clients globally and include Large, Small, SDB, SDVOB, Hub Zone, WOB, MBE, 8(a), and other business categories.
Global CI was invited to join the TechServe Alliance in 1997 by the Washington, DC Chapter. Since that time the company CEO and CFO have held multi-year positions on the National Board of Directors, Lobbied Congress on behalf of the membership, served as President and Treasurer of the Washington, DC chapter. Mike Ziman has spoken at various TechServe Alliance sponsored events and co-chaired the 2007-2008 TechServe Alliance MD Coalition to repeal the Computer Services Tax Law in Maryland . Upon the successful repeal of that law the coalition merged with the Maryland Computer Services Accociation (MCSA) where Mike now serves on the core team.
TechServe Alliance Statement of Business Principles
• TechServe Alliance members DO adhere to the tenet of equal opportunity for all regardless of race,
religion, color, sex, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or national origin.
• TechServe Alliance members DO abide by all applicable international, federal, state, and local laws with
regard to the operation of their businesses.
• TechServe Alliance members DO preserve all proprietary information relating to the business of their
clients.
• TechServe Alliance members DO actively avoid misrepresenting a consultant’s skills or experience.
• TechServe Alliance members DO refrain from soliciting employees of their own active clients.
• TechServe Alliance members DO have a clear policy for payment of consulting, marketing and recruiting
personnel.
• TechServe Alliance members DO comply with clients’ established business practices including those
policies relating to gifts and gratuities to client employees.
• TechServe Alliance members DO NOT engage in illegal restraint of trade, unfair competition or violation of
antitrust laws and DO promote free and fair competition among members.
• TechServe Alliance members DO NOT defame clients, consultants, or competitors.
• TechServe Alliance members DO NOT misrepresent a consultant’s pay rate, contract terms, assignment
duration, or other subjects pertinent to the business relationship.
• TechServe Alliance members DO NOT have unreasonable non-competition clauses or unfairly prevent a
consultant from pursuing other opportunities.
• TechServe Alliance members DO NOT induce consultants to breach or improperly interfere with a
contractual relationship.
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