Category: Education and Events

Due to the risks of COVID-19, VGM Heartland Conference 2020 is going to be a little different this year—we're going virtual. But that's not the only big change. The online conference, Heartland At Home, is a member-exclusive benefit, so VGM Live at Home members can attend and earn CEUs/contact hours at absolutely no cost. “Connection and education are staples of the Heartland Conference,” stated Jim Greatorex, vice president of VGM Live at Home. “Although we...

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At a nearby teaching hospital, Sue Hoey, the head of the occupational therapy curriculum, readies for her day. She opens a box of freshly delivered materials and adds the shrink-wrapped stack of booklets to the material pile in her arms. “I am so excited to share these guides with my students,” she shares. “I picked up a copy of this ‘Stay in Your HOME’ guide at VGM’s Heartland Conference this summer and I knew immediately I wanted copies for my students.” As...

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VGM Live at Home’s FREE 2019 Building Opportunities Executive Summit is coming to Tampa Nov. 12-13! Here’s what you can expect: We’ll kick off the event with a Happy Hour & Networking dinner Nov. 12 from 5:30–8:00 p.m. at The Café in the Tampa Marriott. It’s a great time to catch up with friends and colleagues and meet new ones as well before the summit kicks off the next morning.  We have a full agenda planned, with lots of great takeaways....

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By Jim Greatorex, Vice President, VGM Live at Home The 2019 Heartland Conference was again a very memorable event. It provided a lot of everything in a two-and-a-half-day whirlwind from morning till night. This year we had an unprecedented number of members join us on Monday for either golfing or an afternoon at the VGM farm. I personally had a great time golfing with Gary Caldwell from EZ-ACCESS and members Vern Martell and Matt Burnett. Unlike last year when it stopped raining just long...

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If you have a service or best practice that you would like to share with our Live at Home members, please consider connecting with Jim Greatorex. We would welcome members and manufacturers who have either a great business practice, marketing success program, and/or new service or product that they would like to share with our membership. We would be looking for content for our Nov. 12-13 Executive Summit and 2020 Heartland Conference. Please connect with [email protected] with any ideas...

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The 18th edition of VGM’s Heartland Conference will be held June 10-12 in Waterloo, Iowa, with accessibility and home modification occupying a major spot on the educational agenda. Watch the video below as VGM Live at Home’s Jim Greatorex and VGM Events’ Kelly Kopriva highlight what this year’s Heartland Conference will have waiting for you.  

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Join us for a networking dinner followed by a jam-packed day of all new content. Make connections, share best practices with fellow members and take advantage of networking opportunities. Cost Savings: Our member and partner speed dating program will have you meet face-to-face with about 20 partners at 20 tables. You’ll discover savings on goods and services you're already using as well as learn about new opportunities with great manufacturers or services that will...

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Don't miss your chance to be certified by multiple manufacturers in one trip for one low price! We want to invite you to our third Building Opportunities Installer Training Summit April 2-5 in Ravenna, Ohio. Come join VGM Live at Home member Vince Pelose and the Access to Independence team as they welcome our members and partners into their 9,000 square foot Home Access Showcase and attached classroom for four days of Certified Installer Training. Do you have a need to get a new installer...

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The Building Opportunities Summits are just around the corner. Executives and decision makers will meet in San Antonio March 26-27 for an excellent opportunity to network, learn best practices and marketing strategies, and attend a speed-networking session with up to 20 manufacturers and service providers. Installers and techs will meet April 2-5 in Ravenna, Ohio, at Access to Independence for product certification training from Bestbath,...

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Want to learn about consumer financing options that are different than most others and can help your Private Pay customers afford to pay for a complete home access project or that high end rehab product that will change their life. This is a 2 Part webinar that you need to attend! The Federal Savings Bank (TFSB) is helping VGM Live at Home  and US Rehab Members by adding a private pay financing channel that can lead to more profits and is easy to implement.  Designed specifically for...

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