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Why New Charter

INDEPENDENT SPIRIT
Braver Technology Solutions CEO Kenny Rounds was seeking growth opportunities and the strength that comes with a larger organization when he made the decision to join the New Charter Technologies Equity Partnership. Rounds was attracted to the partnership because it would allow him and his team to maintain the independence they were used to, while accelerating growth for the entire organization and expanding service capabilities for clients.

“The ability to be part of a larger company yet still have the autonomy and the independence that we’ve always had before was attractive to me,” said Rounds. “We could still be awesome, have our same culture and mentality and serve clients in the same manner. Everything is the same but we’re able to get the benefits that come from a larger company.”

This independent spirit is shared and encouraged across the New Charter Partner Organizations, and the New Charter Equity Partnership model is centered around the idea that the Managed IT industry is a “people-business” requiring a local touch and should not be consolidated.

ABOUT BRAVER TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

Since 1989, Braver Technology Solutions has been partnering with small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. They deliver agile, customized IT services and solutions that meet the operational needs and strategic goals of their clients’ business.

The ability to be part of a larger company yet still have the autonomy and the independence that we’ve always had before was attractive to me

Kenny Rounds, Braver Technology Solutions

Our team is actively reaching out to other New Charter Partners when they are coming across new technology or seeking to learn something new

~Kenny Rounds, Braver Technology Solutions

PEER COLLABORATION

In less than ten months, the team at Braver has already seen many benefits from the Equity Partnership, in large because of the high-level collaboration with New Charter Partner Organizations across North America. By sharing innovative ideas and industry best practices, business at Braver has accelerated.

“Our team is actively reaching out to other New Charter Partners when they are coming across new technology or seeking to learn something new,” said Rounds. “Another thing I wasn’t expecting to happen is that our team is now thinking on a bigger scale; thinking we should do this or that based on what their peers are doing and collaborating about.”

It’s not just Braver’s team members that are benefiting from this peer network. Braver’s clients are also seeing the benefits through expanded resources, services, and support.

“We have clients in other parts of the country, and we’ve been able to call New Charter Partner Companies and have them help our clients on-site, which really expands our service capabilities,” said Rounds.

Working toward a common goal has many benefits for Partner Companies; collaboration that promotes strategic growth, enhanced service delivery for clients, and expanded opportunities for employees.

“From my very first meeting with New Charter, I was amazed at the collaboration and group effort,” said Rounds. “Everyone involved is working towards a common goal. It’s utterly amazing, everybody wants to contribute, everybody wants to be part of the group picture, and everybody wants to grow together.”

A STRONG CULTURE

The Partners who make up the New Charter platform are high-performing businesses that share a common set of cultural and business objectives and values. The personability, humility, and genuine care exhibited by the Partners is a common denominator across the platform and is integral to the elevated level of collaboration that drives the success of New Charter Technologies companies.

“All the companies that we’re attracting are at the same high level, of the same mindset, and actually just people that you really want to be with and want to talk to,” Rounds expressed. “I actually feel comfortable calling any of the partners and asking them a question anytime.” The team at Braver is excited to continue working together with the Partner companies in the pursuit of serving clients at the highest level.