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Uncertainty surrounds boating season

Brent Renneke — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:55:07 +0000

La Niña's absence complicates this summer's forecast, which currently calls for more rough weather.

New SBA rules: What does this mean for your boat dealership?

Contributing Blogger — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:09:25 +0000

By Bill Thompson, Cardinal Points Network — Throughout the summer Congress bantered about the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, touting it as the next brick to rebuilding our economy. The Act was finally signed into law in late September. Now the question is what does this mean to a boat dealership? Read more >>

The lessons that last

Liz Walz — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:37:38 +0000

I recently bought a new book, “The Mom & Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving.” Because I have two other books I have to finish before I start this one, I’ve contented myself for now with only reading the introduction, which has sent me down memory lane. Read more >>

Small dealer, big idea

Contributing Blogger — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:25:54 +0000

If you’re a boat dealer and you’ve managed to survive this downturn, now is the time to consider what you must do to thrive.

Why it’s good to be small

Liz Walz — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:27:08 +0000

Small businesses have an advantage in this economy. So wrote Harvard Business blogger Peter Bergman in a recent article . “The gap of confidence between small companies and big ones is growing,” he stated. “We used to rely on the security of big companies. That’s why we worked for them. And hired them. And put our money in them. But with the virtual collapse of AIG, Lehman, Citibank, GM, Chrysler, and many more – now even GE is in trouble – all that’s changed. Now it’s a risk to do business with the big ones.” Read more >>

Rethinking succession

Liz Walz — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:39:44 +0000

My husband and I finally buckled down and had a legal will drawn up last January. That’s not something I’m proud of. I’m well into my thirties, I’ve been married for almost 10 years, and I have a four-year-old son. You could argue that waiting so long was downright irresponsible. Read more >>