Flex Technology Group

In the end, it wasn’t about the money or fast-tracking a path to retirement. In fact, Jeff Elkin—the president of Baltimore-based Advance Business Systems—has no immediate plans to go south to a warmer climate and hit the links. But he wanted to ensure that customers and Read More

We have all taken stock of our professional mortality at one point or another. We’re not going to be in this business forever, and while we don’t have expiration dates stamped on our hind quarters, it is only logical to set the stage for a succession plan. After all, the Read More

Flex Technology Group (FTG) announced today the acquisition of Advance Business Systems, a premier office technology and solutions provider based in Baltimore. Since its founding in 1964, Advance Business Systems has become a leading provider of business solutions in Maryland Read More

In the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), the traits that make up an ideal acquisition can vary greatly from one perspective to the next. The variables are plentiful: sales volume, geography, OEM lines carried, product/service offerings, customer base, staff tenure, Read More

Phoenix (July 14, 2022) – Flex Technology Group (FTG) has earned the accolade as one of the “50 Best Companies to Sell For” in the United States by Selling Power, the nation’s leading sales management publication. Ranked #30 on the 2022 list, this is the fifth time FTG has earned Read More

Chicago (May 27, 2022) – FlexPrint and several of its employees proudly supported and attended Family Focus‘s 44th Anniversary Gala on May 19. For the first time in two years, Family Focus was able to continue its annual gala, which raised more than $540,000 for programs that Read More

Spring is in full bloom, and along with the tulips and daffodils, a pair of acquisitions have sprung from the ground in the office technology dealer space. This week’s transactions feature Fisher’s Technology, which obtained Terrell’s Office Solutions, with several locations in Read More

Phoenix (Feb. 11, 2022) — Flex Technology Group (FTG) has recently been recognized by DocuWare, a leading software solutions provider for digital document management and automated workflows, for its exemplary performance as a dealer, partner, and customer service provider. On top Read More

Flex Technology Group (FTG) hosted its 2022 FTG Kick-Off Meeting where leaders and key players from across the country joined to celebrate the achievements of the previous year and strategize for what’s to come in 2022. “2021 was an incredible year for plenty of reasons, but Read More

Mesa, AZ (Aug. 23, 2021) — Flex Technology Group (FTG) has once again been included in Inc. magazine’s annual list of America’s fastest-growing private companies for an unprecedented 12th consecutive year, with a ranking of #2,273 for 2021. Making this prestigious list becomes Read More

PHOENIX, AZ (July 7, 2021) – Flex Technology Group (FTG) has earned the accolade as one of the “50 Best Companies to Sell For” by Selling Power, the nation’s leading sales management publication. This is the fourth time FTG has earned a top spot in this national list of selling Read More

The merger and acquisition proposition is an easy one for the office technology set. It’s not a question of it, but a question of when dealers will make a move. As we close out this month’s look at M&A, we asked our dealer panel—which represents some of the heaviest hitters Read More

The wait-and-see approach to making deals—a factor of the pandemic and dealers not wanting to base selling prices off of a trailing 12-month period—is as obvious as it is frustrating. The earnouts option has helped a number of deals get to the finish line, but some sellers don’t Read More

Whoever was holding Dan Doyle Jr.’s proverbial beer has to be impressed, as is the rest of the office dealer industry, with DEX Imaging’s acquisition of 10 Konica Minolta direct branches this week. But a quality fireworks display wouldn’t be complete without a few surprises that Read More

Phoenix (June 4, 2021) – Flex Technology Group (FTG) is proud to announce that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named FTG to its 2021 Solution Provider 500 list. FTG has placed #90 on this year’s list, which marks the third consecutive year the company has broken the top Read More