PCI Certification of Compliance

 

For your safety, you should be aware that Strategic Membership Systems, Inc. is PCI Complaint and our scanned systems have been found to comply with standards established by The PCI Security Standards Council. The Payment Card Industry was founded by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide, and Visa, Inc. whose mission is to enhance payment account data security. Our systems and internal policies at Strategic Membership Systems, Inc. and SMSWinmars have been found to be highly secure and capable of handling the high volume account capacity which we do.

 

As we strive to make your job simple and stress-free, we strive hard to be certain that all security functions are adhered to when processing secure information regarding your account and that all data is kept private and confidential. From now being PCI Compliant, to operating on 256 Bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology which uses both server authentication and data encryption, Strategic Membership Systems proves to have your security at heart.

 

To find out more about PCI Compliance and how it benefits you and your security, please visit https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/

 

 

 

PCI Certification of Compliance Seal

 

 

2009 School Roster

As of April 1, 2009, SMSWinmars is pleased to announce that we currently administer to over 1385 martial arts schools nationwide as well as 791 Dance Studios. In addition to the fitness industry, SMSWinmars also does business with numerous Lawfirms, CPA establishments and other Educational Facilities. It is safe to say that SMSWinmars is undoubtedly one of the fastest growing organizations of its kind in the United States!



New Location

SMSWinmars is proud to state that we have purchased our own building facility which offers all clients state of the art enhancements such as Electronic Call monitoring, tracking & historical data archiving. Computer systems are as powerful as any competitor SMSWinmars has and in fact, surpasses most. These improvements in our infrastructure are for the purpose of providing the finest and most efficient billing and finance administration in the industry. SMSWinmars is second to none in the following areas; 1) Billing; 2) Finance; 3) Investments); 4) Collections; 5) Trade Shows; 6) Insurance; 7) Automated Clearing House payments; 8) Credit Card Payments; 9) Recurring Payments; 10) Consulting; 11) Marketing; Lease Negotiation; 12) Legal Assistance & much, much more!



Forms / Contracts CD

All personlized school student agreements as well all administration forms are now available in mini cd format for our clients use. Please call SMSWinmars to request your copy.



Health Insurance

Without question, SMSWinmars is the only billing / collection firm with ties to the martial arts industries which is able to provide health insurance to clientel through our own staff. State laws are strict in the area of insurance sales and SMSWinmars is the only such firm maintaining licensed insurance personnel who possess the expertise to assist you in the critical area of health insurance. Any other firm claiming to possess this ability is simply outsourcing leads which basically any one can do. Our firm has the on site ability to assist you and with over 25 years in the business, you can rest assured that your needs will be taken care of.



MAIA Membership

If you are currently without good, solid monthly marketing packages, we encourage you to join the Martial Arts Industry Assocation ( MAIA ). You can do so by going to www.masuccess.com. Their marketing materials are second to none, which is why SmsWinmars offers a special membership opportunity if you are interested. Membership is not only lower than other Martial Arts associations, but the material is without question, better! Give us a call and we would be pleased to send you a demo package.

Enrollment Agreement and Forms

Please review your existing supply of student agreements, as well as student change forms & EFT authorizations. If you are running low, please fax a request for these forms to 410-529-4201.

Office Hours Reminders

SmsWinmars offices are open between the hours of 8:00 AM EST and 12:00 Midnight EST. Basic administrative staff leaves at approximately 7:00 EST. After 7:00 PM, the majority of our staff consist of our student retention & collection staff. However, in the event that you need to contact us after 7:00PM EST, please make sure you leave a message and it is possible that your call will be returned that same evening. Our staff is busy collecting your funds.

Online Tuition Payments

Please remind your students that they may always make tuition payments online at www.smswinmars.com. By doing this, they can avoid late fees and undesirable telephone calls or letters.

Faxed Student Contracts

Before faxing student agreements to SmsWinmars please make sure that they are 100% complete. Incomplete contracts are put at the end of the enrollment stack and processed last. Incomplete agreements do nothing but to slow down your collections since we must then contact the school or student to get missing information. Please help us to help you.

EFT Forms

If you have elected to use your own contracts instead of those provided by SMSWinmars it is required that any student signing up on EFT, must sign a separate SMSWinmars EFT form. If you do not have any left, please contact us and we will send you a pad. Without these forms, we cannot set a student up on EFT. If you are using your own agreements, SMSWinmars will provide the required wording for you to place into your agreements.

Credit Card Processing Services

During November 2001, we offered to work with those schools without their own merchant accounts. The response was immediate and we now have a number of schools who also utilize our services for the purchase of goods, testing fees, and miscellaneous items. If you are in need of this additional service offered by SMSWinmars please contact our office at 1-800-598-6267 and we will send you a packet of authorization forms.