You can help members retrieve their authorization numbers by following these simple steps.

Create a Username and Password

1. Click on the GM logo from www.nahb.org/ma and click on the authorization number link
2. Hit the continue button under the heading “Obtain username and password to receive authorization to purchase”
3. Enter last name, first name, street number (note, this needs to be the street number they have on file with your HBA) and zip code
4. Page will pre-populate with your member’s information.  Enter email address and create a username and password (note, each must be 8 characters)

Obtain and Authorization Number

Once login is complete your member will be taken to a page where he/she is greeted by his/her first name. 

1. To obtain authorization number, click on the text “GM Select Trade Association Private Offer” on the left hand side of the page.
2. Enter date of birth (00/00/0000 format), zip code and purchaser information (either self or member of household) as long as person is living under the same roof, he/she is eligible. 
3. Confirm information that pre-populates
4. Print authorization number page and give to dealer

Please review www.nahb.org/matoolkit for all details and background information.

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NAHB members can save  at least 52% with Roadway Express and Yellow Transportation.  As a leading transportation provider of LTL (Less Than Truckload) freight, Roadway and Yellow offer a variety of solutions to meet your specific needs:

·   Standard LTL         - Reliable service throughout North America

·   Time Based            - Expedited delivery with guaranteed options available

·   Exhibit Services      - 100% guaranteed delivery to all trade shows

·   Sealed Divider        - Safe and secure shipping environment behind dedicated space

·   Exact Express         - Expedited, customize, guaranteed air and ground delivery

Roadway and Yellow will deliver your products safely and securely, with the options you need, the flexibility you want, and the reliability you deserve.  To enroll in the Shipping Discount Program, call 1-800-MEMBERS (636-2377) Ext 303.

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Make sure you have the Member Advantage along when you're scouting for new members.

As in years past, your Member Advantage team will play a major role in the 2008 National Membership Day activities. Look for GM, Dell, UPS, Solveras, Office Depot, 1-800-MEMBERS, Forms Fulfillment Center, Williams Scotsman, and Bank of America to join the safari.

With a well-promoted Member Advantage program in your membership arsenal, attract new joins with tangible, dollars-and-sense benefits that mean money in your members' pockets and revenue for your HBA.

In the current economic climate, we all have to try harder than ever to bring added value to membership. The Member Advantage program can provide that added, bottom-line incentive in your recrutiment and retention efforts. 

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Make sure your members know about this valuable tool for good times and tough times.

Emma Shinn’s Accounting and Financial Management provides detailed information for builders, remodelers, developers and contractors on how an accounting system operates and the basic principles of processing financial data. This fifth edition includes the updated NAHB Chart of Accounts and explains:

The key measurements that residential construction professionals should track.

How technology facilitates procedure for accounts payable, change orders, and payroll and how these impact processing systems.

The integration of job cost accounting with estimating, purchasing and scheduling.

The impact of additional management reports and how they can enhance and facilitate a manager’s job.

The “Profit Center” concept for multiple-project companies and its reporting requirements.

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Visa® and MasterCard® just announced nationwide rate increases that affect all processors and merchants as of April 2008.

If you or any of your members accept credit cards, your processor may already have raised your rates by much more than necessary; which could significantly impact your bottom line.

The NAHB has negotiated an exclusive opportunity with Solveras Payment Systems to avoid these increases, if you and your members act now. Enrolling with Solveras before April 30, 2008 will lock in at pre-increase rates. Combined with Solveras’ regular benefit program discounts and their complete payment solutions, this is an excellent opportunity to keep more profit on every sale.

Just take advantage of Solveras’ FREE savings analysis to see in writing how the offer and NAHB’s benefit program can help you save money. It’s worth the time, since they have provided thousands of analyses and have consistently uncovered savings for two out of three businesses.

A nationwide mailing is going out to NAHB members. Call 1-800-619-5301 or visit http://www.solveras.com/nahb and mention this offer when requesting a free savings analysis. [return to top]

Also be sure to ask about the increasingly popular "Bookstore in a Box" -- perfect for your Home Shows, Parades of Homes and other Association events.

Let's give a Springtime welcome to our newest BuilderBooks.com Affiliates:

• Battle Creek Association of Home Builders, Battle Creek , MI

   
• Black Hills Home Builders Association, Rapid City , SD

   
• Blue Ridge HBA, Charlottesville , VA

   
• Marion County Building Industry Association, Ocala , FL

   
• HBA of SW Oregon, Coos Bay , OR

   
• Salmon River Builders Association, Carmen , ID

   
• Shore Builders Association of Central NJ, Lakewood , NJ

   
• Carteret County, Morehead City , NC

   
• Niagara County Builders Association, Niagara Falls , NY

   
• Effingham Area HBA, Effingham , IL

   
• Permian Basin Home Builders Association, Midland , TX

   
• BA of Western Nevada,  Carson City , NV

   
• Home Builders Association of Billings, Billings , MT

   
• HBA of Sioux Empire, Sioux Falls , SD

   
• Wayne County Builders Association, Hawley , PA

   
• HBA of Wayne County, Goldsboro , NC

   
• Summit County Builders Association, Frisco , CO

   
• Crow River Builders Association, Glencoe , MN

   
• HBRA of Southern Vermont, Rutland , VT

   

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Forms and checks personalized with your company name and logo are what keep you in mind with your customers on a daily basis.

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