Daufuskie Island, SC - The Next Level Group, a performance group for printing companies focused on taking their companies from where they are to where they want to be completed its fifth annual symposium in at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. This serves as a business planning and presentation meeting for each member company as they prepare for the New Year.

"This meeting was especially rewarding" stated Mitch Evans co-founder of The Next Level Group. "It was thrilling not only to see the evolution of the members of our first group which held its 55th meeting, but the maturation of our second group and our doubling of the size of our peer group members which culminated with the addition of our newest group."

"The theme this year was "Making it Happen". We are keenly aware that it simply isn't enough to discuss the changes that need to be made at a meeting and then heading home – it's about execution. This is the essence of our process; accountability" according to Mike Kind the other co-founder of The Next Level Group. "Our members continue to outperform the industry as a whole with 73% of our established companies reporting net profits in 2010" continued Kind.

This year's symposium was comprised of leading edge industry discussions such as –
- The potential challenge and fallacy of a MSP and Solutions Selling versus Selling Solutions.
- A case study on transitioning an established organization and taking it to the next level.
- Defining the Sales Process
- Industry Trends
- Marketing Ideas Exchange and best practices

And the presentation of each member's 2011 Business Plan to their respective group which is the foundation of each company's directional strategy for the upcoming year.

"These aren't theoretical discussions" stated Kind. "They are real life In The Trenches strategies with proven outcomes that our members can use to help them solidify and grow their businesses."