The Elements of PPI

Financial Management

Reaching financial objectives on your own can seem like sensitive chemistry. By bonding with PPI, your company gains access to our financial management elements. Your financial performance is no experiment, so take a look at the tools PPI has to offer for your business.

Bluebook of Budgeted Hourly Rates

Budget hourly rates and review financial performance using sophisticated, objective, and up to date modeling software.

Chart of Accounts

PPI’s chart of accounts allows for quick comparison of your financial numbers to important association and industry ratios.

Collection Service

Utilize collections service to follow up on outstanding accounts receivable in a professional manner while respecting important customer relationships.

Credit Card Processing

Enjoy aggressively low wholesale credit card processing rates and cut out unnecessary "junk" fees.

Economic Reports

Access broad and relevant economic data for informed decisions and proper benchmarking.

Financial Management Articles

Keep up to date on best practices and applicable studies involved in today’s financial climate.

Financial Ratios

Benchmark your business using annual financial ratio reports that make your business privy to anonymous data from association members throughout the nation.

Group Buying Programs

Take advantage of group buying power to save big on everything from 401K administration and insurance to office supplies, software, and hardware.

Listing of Costing/Estimating Software

Make informed purchase and subscription decisions regarding your estimating and Management Information Software (MIS) using national surveys that compare and contrast important aspects of all current MIS systems.

Printing Industry Financial Executives (PIFE)

Successfully manage financial and administration functions by joining the only peer networking group for financial executives in the graphic arts industry.

Slowpay Report

Research potential customer’s payment practices using Slowpay/NoPay reports compiled confidentially by members of the association.

Human Resources

Great Human Resources policy is like a controlled lab reaction. Minimize the variables and utilize PPI’s productive atmosphere tools to control your HR environment.

401k Administration Discounts

Set up and convert 401k plans while getting assistance with education, investment selections, and investment advice.

Appraisal Forms

Compare appraisal forms from member businesses for assistance in modeling your company’s forms around templates that work across the nation.

Credit Union/Cornerstone

Enjoy access to the member owned credit union. All profits are returned to the members in the form of higher savings rates, lower loan rates and many free services.

Disability Insurance

Attract and retain valuable employees by utilizing access to Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), and Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance coverage.

Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Protect your business will available Employment Practices Liability Insurance that covers increasingly filed claims such as job discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination suits.

Employee Recognition Program

Save on the cost of hiring and recruiting new workers by motivating your current workforce through effective recognition and professional milestone recognition programs.

Employee Testing by Caliper

Reduce turnover costs and help first-time managers excel while creating solutions that are tailored, practical, and adaptable through employee testing with Caliper

Finding Employees

Utilize Jobline, a one-stop source for posting job openings and reviewing candidates seeking employment. Jobline is available at no cost to job seekers or to our members.

HR ListServ

Participate within a community of HR representatives to answer tough questions or gain valuable insight on any matter in a quick and convenient manner.

Human Resources Articles

Review up to date and relevant articles regarding human resources issues that affect your businesses.

Job Descriptions

Compare job descriptions from member businesses for assistance in modeling your company’s descriptions around templates that work across the nation.

Sample Employee Manual/Policies

Model HR manuals off an example policy manual that covers many of the typical policies found in a 21st century graphic arts company.

Temporary Service by Semper

Find and hire short and long term skilled workers through access to Semper, a placement firm that focuses on temporary help for printing firms.

Vacation Schedule

Plan vacation schedules with guidance from PPI and member businesses.

Wage & Benefit Survey

Review the associations wage & benefit survey that includes every major management, administrative, and production position along with a survey of benefit practices including sick days, vacations, smoking policies, health care offerings, plus much, much more.

Workers Compensation Pools

Insure problems that may arise through workers comp issues more effectively through pool set up for members of PPI.

Management

Executives and managers act as the nucleus of your business. Constant education and interaction through PPI’s management resources will keep your team at the leading edge. Act as the catalyst, and balance the chemistry within your company by taking advantage of all PPI has to offer.

Benchmark Studies

Utilize thorough studies on financial performance, compensation, productivity, and emerging technology.

CEO Roundtable

Interact in candid discussions and absorb keynote lectures on important issues facing our industry.

Management Articles

Review up to date and relevant articles regarding management practices that affect your businesses.

Management Listserv

Participate within a community of top managers to answer tough questions or gain valuable insight on any matter in a quick and convenient manner.

Presidents Conference

Examine and refine the high-level issues and current trends facing your business through interaction with industry leaders across the nation.

Printing Executives Network (Peer Groups)

Tap the network of peer executives ready to exchange ideas, problems, and solutions facin your company.

Digital Marketing

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Employee Benefits

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Regulatory Compliance

In keeping your business safe, following local and national regulations is as important as following the laws of chemistry and physics. As in a lab, being properly trained, prepared, and educated is of upmost importance. Keep in compliance by utilizing PPI’s RC tools available to all members.

Chemical Testing (CPSIA)

Get help testing and achieving Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act standards for all your graphic arts products.

OSHA Compliance Checklist

Keep safe and ready for inspection with the OHSA compliance self-checklist to quickly and effectively assess your areas of compliance and non-compliance.