Looking to help small solution providers tap into some of the funds expected to come from the Obama administration’s economic stimulus package, also known as the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, D&H Distributing has created a new “Webisode” in its series of educational offerings available on the Web to help walk VARs through the process and the opportunities.

“Historically, these kinds of broad, overarching programs have been looked at as a multinational reseller kind of deal,” says Pat Donovan, director of inside sales at D&H. “This time around, we are trying to help our business base, the SMB. There is a potentially significant opportunity in the stimulus package for the reseller base.”

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Presented by D&H Solutions Specialist Bill Hersh, the Webisode outlines the scope of the funding program and offers insight into major areas of potential. Hersh also reviews which specific solutions and product categories are most applicable to the markets and projects eligible for stimulus funds, such as electronic medical records (EMRs), rural broadband deployment and education infrastructure.

Donovan says the Webisode is part of D&H’s broader program to help VARs with the stimulus package, and other materials are available, too, including white papers and links.

“People are thinking that they haven’t seen any stimulus funds, so they won’t get any,” says Donovan. “But really the bulk of the money hasn’t flowed out to the marketplace yet.”

Donovan says the state and local government and education markets will be key for smaller VARs looking to play a part in the stimulus package.

“This is a program that is going to have an SMB opportunity,” he says.