Charter Partners Members have improved cash flow by sharing ideas and resources that came from within the Charter Partners Community.

Here are examples:

Members are savings thousands of dollars each year on their credit card processing fees by switching to the Charter Partner's program in partnership with First Data. As an example, one Member company retained $35,000 in his bottom line in the first year after switching.

A Member has cut annual expenses by $9,400 by taking advantage of the Charter Partner's uniform program in partnership with Aramark.

A Member saved 16 cents to 21 cents (on a recurring basis) for each gallon of diesel fuel used by buying through the Charter Partners bulk-purchase program.

Charter Partner Members saved on the costs of purchasing fuel-tank products and fuel-tank protection services, including one member who saved $2,500 on an annual contract. Further, the entire group lowered their risk profile by implementing a best-practices tank-testing process, and increased the risk management data available to members and insurance carriers.

Charter Partners Members affected by spiking heating-oil prices banded together to get more insight and market intelligence. Charter Partners reached out to energy experts at The Schork Report to arrange timely conference calls for access to commentary on energy prices. This allowed Members to make more-informed decisions on buying fuel, hedging energy price risks, and advising customers on major expenditures.

Members of the Motorcoach Partners with Integrity (MPI) industry group each aimed to tap into homeland security grant funds for urban transportation security. Rather than acting individually, the independent companies with Charter Partner's help leveraged their market positions and jointly hired a grant writer. The result was that the four companies received grants totaling $465,000 to install security cameras and GPS systems in their vehicles.

A Member is enjoying a savings of $1,400 per year just by changing their bottled water delivery company to the Charter Partner's program in partnership with Nestle Waters.

Members have saved 55% on their annual safety management tool by subscribing through the Charter Partner's program in partnership with Keller-Online (division of J.J. Keller).

Members are saving almost 50% off the cost of accident kits by ordering them through a Charter Partners.

Members have been able to offer a 401k plan, education and advice to their employees, with as few as 5 employees without installation fees, saving them between $1,000 and $3,000 by using a the Charter Partner's partnership with Great-West & K-Plus.