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CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 Exhibit 10.9 
 CONSULTING AGREEMENT 
 THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered
into as of the 2nd day of December, 2006, by and between Computer Software Innovations, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Company”), and William J. McAleer, an individual and resident of the State of Alabama (“Consultant”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement among McAleer Computer Associates, Inc., an Alabama
corporation (“McAleer”), Consultant and Company dated as of November 21, 2006 (the “Purchase Agreement”) McAleer has agreed to sell substantially all of its assets and its business to Company and Company has agreed to
purchase such assets, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein (the “Transaction”); 
 WHEREAS, Consultant is employed
by McAleer as its President, and, in connection with and as required by the Purchase Agreement, Company desires to engage Consultant to advise Company during the transition of the Business (as defined below) to Company upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth; 
 WHEREAS, this Agreement is contingent upon and shall not be effective until the closing of the Transaction, as such
is set forth in the Purchase Agreement, including any extensions thereof (the “Closing Date”) and neither party shall have any rights hereunder until the Closing Date; and 
 WHEREAS, upon the Closing Date, Company intends to engage Consultant in the capacity and on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and, upon the
Closing Date, Consultant desires to be engaged by Company on the terms and conditions set forth herein. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for and in
consideration of the mutual covenants, promises and agreements herein contained, the engagement of Consultant by Company in the capacity and for the compensation hereinafter provided, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the
terms listed below shall have the meanings which follow them. Other terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement in the context in which they arise. 
 (a) “Business” shall mean the business of McAleer as conducted through the date of the consummation of the Transaction and the effective date of this Agreement, which includes the business of education
management providing computer software, hardware, forms and printing, and consultation services to school systems in the southern United States. 

 (b) “Company Representative” shall mean Nancy Hedrick, President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, or such other individual as may be designated by Company from time to time. 
 (c) “Confidential Information” shall
mean any and all information that is not readily and easily available to or generally known to the public by proper means through sources outside Company or Consultant and that concerns the Business, including, without limitation, the following
information: customer lists and customer information; Trade Secrets (as defined herein); technical information and know-how; technical or non-technical data; formulas; patterns; compilations; programs and devices; methods, techniques, drawings, and
processes; financial data and financial plans; product information and product plans; lists of actual or potential customers; hardware systems; software, development tools, schematics, object code, source code, and other programming codes; flow
charts, specifications, or other documentation of any type, whether printed or in machine readable form, regarding specific transactions; financial information; and marketing and business plans. The term “Confidential Information” does not
include information which (i) is or becomes known publicly through no fault of Consultant or Company; or (ii) is disclosed to Consultant or Company by a party unaffiliated with either of them and with the right to disclose, without
obligation of confidentiality. 
 (d) “Confidential Materials” shall mean any document, diskette, tape, writing or other tangible
item that contains any Confidential Information (whether in printed, handwritten, coded, magnetic or other form, and whether delivered to one party by the other party or made by one of the parties). 
 (e) “Trade Secret” as defined by Section 39-8-10, et seq., of the South Carolina Code of Laws of 1976, as amended, shall mean
information including, but not limited to, a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, product, system, or process, design, prototype, procedure, or code that (i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential,
from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by the public or any other person who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the
circumstances to maintain its secrecy. 
 2. Engagement. 
 (a) This Agreement is contingent upon the closing of the Transaction, therefore it shall not become effective nor shall either party have rights hereunder until the Closing Date. 
 (b) Subject to the above, Company hereby agrees to engage Consultant, and Consultant hereby accepts such engagement, for the purposes hereinafter set
forth. Consultant shall advise Company on marketing, sales, production activities, customer relations and any other area of business as Company may reasonably request. 
 (c) All work to be performed and services to be rendered by Consultant hereunder shall be coordinated and communicated through the Company Representative and shall be under the general supervision of the Company
Representative. 
  

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 (d) All work to be performed and services to be rendered by Consultant hereunder shall be performed by
Consultant, and such work or services may not be subcontracted to, delegated to or otherwise performed by third parties on behalf of Consultant without the prior written consent of Company. 
 3. Compensation. As compensation for the work and services to be rendered and performed by Consultant hereunder, Company shall pay to Consultant
Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) per hour (the “Hourly Rate”) plus actual expenses. Consultant shall also be reimbursed for any travel related expenses which are limited to travel between Mobile, Alabama and any job-related destination
outside of Mobile, Alabama; lodging expenses, if necessary; coach airfare, if necessary; and local transportation, if necessary. 
 4.
Records and Property. Consultant shall keep and maintain complete, organized, and up-to-date written records and/or files concerning any information related directly or indirectly to the Business which is made or compiled by, delivered to,
made available to, or otherwise obtained by Consultant. All written records and/or files, as provided in this Section 4, and all other documents, data, computer equipment, software, manuals, or any other material or property, whether in written
or electronic form, concerning the Business, and made or compiled by, delivered to, made available to, or otherwise obtained by Consultant, are the sole and exclusive property of Company. Consultant shall deliver all such materials promptly to
Company upon the termination of his engagement or at any other time when Company so requests, and Consultant shall not retain any copies, notes (including handwritten notes), software, disks, diskettes, CD-ROM’s or similar materials, or
excerpts thereof. 
 5. Nondisclosure of Confidential Information and Confidential Materials; Restrictive Covenants. 
 (a) Consultant acknowledges that in and as a result of his engagement by Company he will be privy to Confidential Information and Confidential Materials
of Company of a special and unique nature and value to Company. Consultant covenants and agrees that he shall not, at any time during the term of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, disclose any Confidential Information or Confidential Materials
of Company to any person or entity, except as is necessary for the proper performance of the work and services to be rendered by Consultant hereunder, and only as specifically authorized by Company. Following termination of this Agreement,
Consultant shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose any Confidential Information or Confidential Materials of Company to any other person or entity for any reason. During the term of this Agreement and thereafter, Consultant shall not, without
the prior written consent of Company, directly or indirectly, make use of any Confidential Information or Confidential Materials of Company other than in connection with the work and services to be performed by Consultant hereunder. Consultant
agrees to take all reasonable steps which are necessary and reasonable to safeguard the secrecy and confidentiality of, and Company’s proprietary rights to, Confidential Information and Confidential Materials of Company. Consultant further
agrees that the obligation not to disclose Confidential Information continues for as long as such information remains Confidential Information (as defined above). Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the covenants set forth in this
Section 5(a) shall be without time or geographical limitation. If any Confidential Information or Confidential 

  

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Materials of Company become publicly known or readily accessible through a breach of this Agreement, then for purposes of this Agreement, such Confidential
Information or Confidential Materials shall continue to be treated as Confidential Information or Confidential Materials, notwithstanding such disclosure. 
 (b) Consultant acknowledges and agrees that the injury Company would suffer in the event of a breach or threatened breach by Consultant of Section 5(a) would be irreparable injury, not adequately compensated by
monetary damages alone. Consultant therefore agrees that in the event of a breach or threatened or intended breach of Section 5(a) by Consultant, in addition to any other remedies at law or equity available to Company (which in no way are
hereby limited), Company shall be entitled to injunctions, both temporary and final, enjoining and restraining such breach or threatened or intended breach, and Consultant hereby consents to the issuance thereof by any court of competent
jurisdiction without bond. Company shall be entitled to reimbursement from Consultant for all reasonable costs, expert witness fees, and attorney fees incurred in connection with seeking such legal or equitable relief. 
 6. Indemnification. Each party agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party and its affiliates, and their respective officers,
directors, shareholders, members, employees and other agents, from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by such
indemnities in connection with any litigation or other form of adjudicatory procedure, claim, demand, investigation, or formal or informal inquiry, or any settlement thereof, which arises directly or indirectly from or in connection with the
non-fulfillment or breach of any covenant, agreement, or obligation of such party contained in or contemplated by this Agreement. 
 7.
Term and Termination of Engagement. 
 (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation,
Paragraph 2 hereof, the term of Consultant’s engagement under this Agreement shall commence as of the Closing Date (“Commencement Date”). The term of the Agreement shall run from the Commencement Date until December 31, 2007
(“Initial Term”). The parties may extend the engagement upon mutual consent; provided that, in such event, the same compensation schedule for the Initial Term shall be applicable to any extension. 
 (b) The provisions of this Agreement that are intended to survive and continue following any termination of this Agreement (including, but not limited
to, Sections 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8 hereof) and shall so survive and continue. 
 8. Non-competition. For and in consideration of Company
engaging Consultant hereunder, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Consultant agrees that his services to Company are of a special, unique, extraordinary and intellectual character, and his position with Company places him in a position
of confidence and trust with the employees and customers of Company and its affiliates. Consequently, Consultant agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill, intellectual property, trade secrets, designs,
proprietary information and business of Company that Consultant make the covenants contained in this Section 8 (collectively the “Noncompete Covenants”). Accordingly, Consultant agrees 

  

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that, during the period of Consultant’s engagement hereunder and for the period of two (2) years immediately following the expiration of this
Agreement, he shall not, directly or indirectly: 
 (a) own, operate, manage or be employed by or affiliated with any person or entity that
engages in any business then being engaged in by Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates in the geographic area in which Company conducts its business at the time of such termination (collectively, the “Integrated Companies”); or

 (b) attempt in any manner to solicit from any customer or supplier of the Integrated Companies, business of the type performed for or by
the Integrated Companies or persuade any customer or supplier of the Integrated Companies to cease to do business or to reduce the amount of business which any such customer or supplier has customarily done with the Integrated Companies, whether or
not the relationship between the Integrated Companies and such customer or supplier was originally established in whole or in part through his efforts; or 
 (c) employ as an employee or retain as a consultant, or persuade or attempt to persuade any person who is at the date of their termination or at any time during the preceding year was an employee of or exclusive
consultant to the Integrated Companies to leave the Integrated Companies or to become employed as an employee or retained as a consultant by anyone other than the Integrated Companies; or 
 (d)(whether alone or as a partner or joint venturer with any other person or entity, or as a shareholder, employee, consultant or agent of any
corporation or company or as a trustee of any trust): 
  

	 	(i)	employ or retain any individual who is or was an employee or officer of the Integrated Companies during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date hereof; or

  

	 	(ii)	contact, solicit or assist in the solicitation of any individual described in subsection (i) above for the purpose of employing him or obtaining his services for hire or
otherwise causing him to leave his employment or engagement with the Integrated Companies. 

 As used in this Section 8,
the term: “customer” and “supplier” shall mean any person or entity that is a customer or supplier of the Integrated Companies at the date of their termination, or at any time during the preceding year was a customer or supplier
of the Integrated Companies, or if Consultant’s employment shall not have terminated, at the time of the alleged prohibited conduct. 
 9. Miscellaneous Provisions. 
 (a) After the Commencement Date hereof, the relationship of Consultant
and Company shall be that of an independent contractor. Consultant understands and agrees that as an independent contractor, he is not and shall not be deemed an employee or agent of Company, and that he shall not, and shall not have the authority
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or bind Company in any way, either orally or in writing. Consultant further understands and agrees that for federal, state and local tax purposes, he shall
not be treated as an employee with respect to the services he provides to Company or the compensation he receives therefor, and that he shall be solely responsible for the payment of all applicable federal, state or local income taxes and
self-employment taxes that may become due from him as a result of his activities under this Agreement. Consultant is and shall remain at all times independent of Company and is not and shall not represent himself in any way as an employee of
Company. 
 (b) All notices or communications hereunder shall be in writing, addressed to Company and to Consultant at the respective
addresses set forth on the signature page hereof. Any such notice or communication shall be delivered by hand or by courier or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as above (or to such other
address as such party may hereafter designate in writing to the other), and the date of hand delivery or the third business day after the actual date of mailing shall constitute the time at which notice was given. 
 (c) A party’s failure to insist on compliance or enforcement of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability or
constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies such party may have under this Agreement. 
 (d) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns; provided, however, that the rights and benefits of either party under this Agreement shall not be assigned by such party without the
prior written consent of the other party. 
 (e) This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual consent of the parties hereto, with any
such amendment to be invalid unless in writing and signed by Company and Consultant. 
 (f) This Agreement shall in all respects be subject
to and governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without reference to its conflicts of law rules. Each party agrees that any action arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought in the state or federal courts located
in Greenville County, South Carolina, and each party hereby waives any rights to assert jurisdiction or venue in any other court. 
 (g) The
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision in this Agreement shall not in any way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision
had never been in this Agreement. 
 (h) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding by and between Consultant and
Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written communications, proposals, representations, warranties, covenants, understandings or agreements between Consultant and Company relating to the subject matter
of this Agreement. 
 SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Company and Consultant have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first
above written. 
  

	
	COMPUTER SOFTWARE INNOVATIONS, INC.
	
	 /s/ Nancy K. Hedrick

	Nancy K. Hedrick, President and CEO
	
	CONSULTANT
	
	 /s/ William J. McAleer

	William J. McAleerCONFIDENTIALITY, NONCOMPETITION AND NONSOLICITATION AGREEMENT

 Exhibit 10.10 
 CONFIDENTIALITY, NONCOMPETITION AND 
 NONSOLICITATION AGREEMENT 
 THIS CONFIDENTIALITY, NONCOMPETITION, AND NONSOLICITATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into effective on the 2nd day of January, 2007, by and among Computer Software Innovations, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”),
McAleer Computer Associates, Inc., an Alabama corporation (“McAleer”), and William J. McAleer, an individual and resident of the State of Alabama and the sole shareholder of McAleer (“Shareholder”)(McAleer and
Shareholder collectively, the “Seller”). 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement among Company, McAleer and Shareholder
dated November 27, 2006 (the “Purchase Agreement”), Seller has agreed to sell substantially all of the assets and business of McAleer to Company and Company has agreed to purchase such assets, subject to the terms and conditions
contained therein (the “Transaction”); 
 WHEREAS, prior to the date of the Transaction, McAleer was in the business of education
management providing computer software, hardware, forms and printing, and consultation services to school systems in the southern United States (the “Business”) and Company intends to continue and expand the Business following the
Transaction; 
 WHEREAS, prior to the date of the Transaction, Shareholder was the President of McAleer and was in charge of the Business;

 WHEREAS, Company has expressly required, as a condition to the Purchase Agreement, that Seller agrees under the terms set forth in this
Agreement not to compete with the Company; and 
 WHEREAS, this Agreement is a material inducement to Company to enter into the Purchase
Agreement and complete the Transaction. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the sums set forth below, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Seller acknowledges that through Shareholder’s ownership of McAleer,
Shareholder’s participation in the management of Company’s business activities, and Shareholder’s prior relationships with the Business, Shareholder has had an opportunity to become familiar with and has made use of, acquired and/or
added to confidential information of a special and unique nature and value relating to such matters as McAleer’s list of customers and potential customers, pricing information and lists, sales and marketing materials and methods, financial and
competition data, employee information, payroll data, supplier relationship, supplier contracts, customer relationships, customer contracts and terms, copyrights, proprietary information, trade secrets, patents, systems, procedures, manuals,
confidential reports, records, operational expertise, and the nature and type of services rendered by McAleer, the products and methods used and preferred by McAleer’s customers, and the fees paid by them (all of which are deemed for all
purposes confidential and proprietary). 

 2. Seller further acknowledges that the Purchase Agreement would not have been entered into without the
execution by Seller of this Agreement, as the terms and conditions of this Agreement are essential to the success and the future operations of Company. 
 3. Seller has owned various trade secrets consisting of, without limitation, customer pricing, material costs, customer lists, business practices, plans, policies, secret inventions, processes and compilations of
information, records and specifications which have been conveyed to Company through the Transaction and which will be regularly used in the operation of the Business (collectively, “Company’s Secrets”). Seller has also owned
information related to the development of products, costs, management policies, and plans for the operation of the Business which has been conveyed to Company through the Transaction (collectively, “Company’s Policies”).
Company’s Secrets and Company’s Policies shall be referred to herein collectively as the “Trade Secrets”. Except as otherwise required by law, Seller shall not disclose any of the Trade Secrets, directly or indirectly, or use the
Trade Secrets or such information in any way, either during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter, except with the prior written consent of Company, or its successor or assignee, which may be withheld in Company’s sole
discretion. All files, records, customer lists, documents, reports, audits, projections and similar items relating to the Business, whether prepared by or on behalf of Seller or otherwise coming into the possession of Seller, shall become and remain
the exclusive property of Company and shall not be removed from the premises of Company, either in original or reproduced form, under any circumstances whatsoever, without the prior written consent of Company. 
 4. Seller hereby agrees that during the period commencing as of the date hereof and ending five (5) years thereafter (the “Noncompete
Period”), Seller shall be subject to and shall strictly comply with the following covenants not to compete with Company in the conduct of its business: 
  

	 	(a)	Within the geographical territory described herein below, Seller will not engage, directly or indirectly, in any business or activity of the same type and nature as that being
conducted by Company during the one year period prior to the date hereof. It is understood that the term “directly or indirectly” as used herein means that Seller shall not participate as an owner, employee, agent or consultant to any
business entity, whether a proprietorship, partnership, association or corporation, which engages in the prohibited activity. 

  

	 	(b)	Within the geographical territory described herein below, Seller will not engage, directly or indirectly, in any business or activity which requires Seller, or any person or party
employed by him or whom he represents, to provide any Trade Secret to any other person or party who is then engaged in a business of the same type or nature as that being conducted by Company at the time of the execution of this Agreement.

	 	(c)	The geographical territory to which the covenants under paragraphs 4(a) and (b) above relate consists of the following areas: North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama,
Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Georgia. 

 5. During the Noncompete Period, Seller shall not (whether alone or
as a partner or joint venturer with any other person or entity, or as a shareholder, employee, consultant or agent of any corporation or company or as a trustee of any trust): 
  

	 	(a)	employ or retain any individual who is or was an employee or officer of Company during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date hereof; or

  

	 	(b)	contact, solicit or assist in the solicitation of any individual described in paragraph 5(a) above for the purpose of employing him or obtaining his services for hire or otherwise
causing him to leave his employment or engagement with Company. 

 6. As consideration for this Agreement, the Company will pay
(i) Five Thousand and No/100ths Dollars ($5,000.00) to McAleer and (ii) Five Thousand and No/100ths Dollars ($5,000.00) to Shareholder by check or wire transfer at the Closing of the Transaction. 
 7. Seller hereby acknowledges that the covenants and obligations hereunder, are of special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character,
which gives them a peculiar value, the actual or threatened breach of which shall result in substantial injuries and damages, for which monetary relief may fail to provide an adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, Seller agrees that Company shall be
entitled, in the event of an actual or threatened breach of this Agreement, to seek remedies including but not necessarily limited to (i) temporary or permanent injunctive relief; (ii) specific performance; and (iii) monetary relief,
to the extent that monetary relief may constitute an adequate remedy in whole or in part. If any proceeding for injunctive relief and/or specific performance is brought by Company to enforce the terms of this Agreement, Seller shall be deemed to
have waived, and shall not assert, any claim or defense that Company has an inadequate remedy at law or that such a remedy at law does not exist. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement,
Company, if it prevails in such action, shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which a court of competent jurisdiction may order. 
 8. It is expressly recognized and acknowledged by Seller that the covenants set forth in this Agreement are reasonable and necessary for the protection
of the business acquired by Company and that Company will suffer a great loss and damage should Seller breach or violate any of the stated covenants for which Company may not have an adequate remedy at law. Seller therefore agrees that in the event
of a material breach of these covenants, Company shall be entitled to injunctions, both temporary and final, enjoining and restraining such breach, from a court of competent jurisdiction. Company, in a court of competent jurisdiction upon proper
proof, may also sue to recover for such claims as it may have against Seller for actual damages resulting from the breach of these covenants. 

 9. If any one or more provisions contained in this Agreement or any other document executed pursuant to
this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained in this Agreement and the documentation executed pursuant hereto, shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. 
 10. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with and governed for all purposes by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without reference to its conflicts of law rules. 
 11. The parties agree that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous oral or written understandings concerning the subject matter hereof. 
 12. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors
and assigns. 
 [Signature Page to Follow] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Confidentiality, Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation
Agreement as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	WITNESSES:	 		 	SELLERS:
			
		 		 	MCALEER COMPUTER ASSOCIATES, INC.
			
	  
	 		 	 /s/ William J. McAleer

	  
  
	 		 	William J. McAleer, President
			
	  
	 		 	 /s/ William J. McAleer

	  
  
	 		 	William J. McAleer
			
		 		 	COMPANY:
			
		 		 	COMPUTER SOFTWARE INNOVATIONS, INC.
			
	  
	 		 	 /s/ Nancy K. Hedrick

	  
  
	 		 	Nancy K. Hedrick, President

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