Category: Education and Events

Starting in May and continuing throughout October, VGM Live at Home will begin a five-part sales and customer service training with Louis Feuer, MA, MSW from Dynamic Seminars.   “Creating a Profitable Sales and Marketing Program” is a dynamic, five-session series that will focus on strategies for creating a sales strategy that ensures a profitable business operation. Members will learn how to compete in a competitive industry. This insightful and exciting series of presentations...

VGM Live at Home has been busy planning several home access events and trainings for spring 2023. From installation training to learning about walk-in tubs, we have the education you need to help grow your business and network with fellow home access professionals.  International Seating Symposium (ISS) 
April 13-15 in Pittsburgh, PA  For the first time, VGM Live at Home will be attending the 38th International Seating Symposium (ISS), where we will be...

Early bird pricing ends April 14. Registration for VGM’s 22nd anniversary Heartland Conference is now open. The educational event will be held in person June 12-14 in Waterloo, Iowa.     Special Early Bird pricing is available to those who register prior to April 14. Passes are all-inclusive and provide access to every educational opportunity Heartland has to offer, including three pre-conference sessions. This year’s passes also cover meals, entertainment, and access...

What better way to spend Valentine's Day than with some #VGMLove from Heartland Conference? VGM Heartland Conference has always delivered a one-of-a-kind learning experience with the best education in the industry. And we are so excited to share what’s in store for you at this year’s conference.  Premier Education at Heartland Conference 2023  Some highlights of the schedule include:  Pre-conference Sessions    Don't miss...

After three years without any events solely dedicated to home access, it was great to see so many members at our Building Opportunities Summit earlier this month. We did have to overcome Tropical Storm Nicole. It was a hurricane when it hit the east coast of Florida and was downgraded to a tropical storm when it got to Tampa. Thursday was the travel day for most attendees, and many had delays as the storm was at its worst on Thursday morning. Thankfully, most members were able to get there in time...

Submissions for speaker proposals are now being accepted. VGM is now accepting proposals from prospective speakers for its annual Heartland Conference.    The Heartland Conference committee is looking for speakers to offer their knowledge on a variety of topics related to the HME industry. Session topics can include HME, complex rehab, respiratory, accessibility, billing and reimbursement, business operations, business and leadership strategies, retail, sales and marketing, regulatory...

We are about to close the third quarter of 2022, and we believe this year has certainly been the turning point we all knew was coming. We have seen some significant merger and acquisition activity, the start of new programs to take our industry to the next significant growth phase, and new investment in the senior homecare market, which has a direct and indirect influence on the home access market. Many of us have seen high percentage growth, albeit in our current economy’s unprecedented challenges....

VGM Live at Home continues to work for our members to help provide you savings and solutions to help grow your home modification business, and that is why we are so excited for the upcoming Building Opportunities Summit. We have an excellent lineup of speakers and panels that hit on topics ranging from building a revenue stream, mistakes to avoid in your home access business, and retail sales training. Here is a preview of Retail Sales Training Program for Home Accessibility, presented...

By Jeremy Kauten, CIO, Senior VP of Information Technology, VGM Group, Inc. The onset of the pandemic in 2020 disrupted “business as usual” regarding technology. Technical teams across the globe released technology overnight to allow for changes in the environment. Work-from-home capacity increased. Virtual meetings became regular. And customer service was digitized. All this has changed technology expectations forever. Where do we go from here, and what does 2022 look like...

Home accessibility and aging-in-place education and training is hard to come by. As an industry that is rapidly growing and an aging population that’s not slowing down, VGM Live at Home is launching a new conference, specifically tailored for companies in the home accessibility industry. The Building Opportunities Summit is being held Nov. 10-12, 2022, in Tampa, FL. This two-day conference is one of the first in the industry to offer general sessions and installer training from top...