[Bonusode] The Secret to Growing a Successful MSP: Don't go it Alone

In this bonus TubbTalk episode, Richard speaks to Daniel Shone, the Co-Founder of Apex Computing, an MSP based in Manchester. He heads up the account management and sales and marketing teams. They have recently become Azure infrastructure certificated with the help of Pax8. Daniel tells Richard why he attends conferences like Dattocon, how the right vendors grow your MSP and what makes a good vendor relationship, as well as who they’re currently working with.Daniel also shares his thoughts on why you shouldn’t avoid your competitors, why he and his co-founder work with mentors, and what’s coming next for Apex in terms of partnerships and growth.Mentioned in This EpisodeApex ComputingIT conference: DattoconPeer group: CompTIAPeer group: MG GroupCloud marketplace: Pax8PSA tool: HaloMDF FundingCybersecurity platform: Sonic WallIT and security platform: KaseyaPax8 Azure programme: KickstartCybersecurity stack: Apex Security SpherePeer group: SBS Network Group North WestIT and MSP Business Growth Expert: Ian LuckettHelping Ambitious MSPs to Scale to £1m: Stuart WarwickGrowth programme from Ian Luckett and Stuart Warwick: MSP MasteryCybersecurity platform: HuntressEnterprise cybersecurity solutions: Threat Locker(Zomentum)Quoting tool: SalesbuildrChannel Chief at Salesbuildr: James SteelCRO at Aabyss: Robert GibbonsDaniel Welling of Welling MSPDarren Strong at Scalable (workplace productivity software)CRM platform: HubSpot