Helping Partners Support Customer Business Continuity

It’s a paradox: Cisco is committed to helping partners and their communities, and we know partners are delivering great solutions to customers, but what if a customer’s cash flow is already compromised due to the current circumstances? How do you help them make the investments that can keep them productive and in business? One of the biggest risks to you is our customers’ ability to afford new technology that will help keep their businesses running and emerge even stronger.

That’s why I’m excited about Cisco’s new Business Resiliency Program announced today by Cisco Capital. The Business Resiliency Program will help you provide an additional solution to customers during the business environment created by COVID-19. Designed to help alleviate financial challenges, this program includes $2.5 billion in financing to provide organizations with access to the solutions they need to keep their businesses running and productive.

With an up-front 90-day payment holiday that allows a customer to defer 95 percent of the cost of a new product or solution until 2021, the Business Resiliency Program will accelerate your sales cycles, reduce your financial risk, and enable you to offer your customers payment solutions to better manage their cash flow. All Cisco solutions are eligible for this program, including hardware, software, and services. This also includes up to five percent of partner provided services. Additional details can be found here.

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