Minneapolis — The Marine Retailers Association announces the launch of its interactive career center, the MRAA Rewards Career Center. With its focus on marine dealers, the MRAA Rewards Career Center offers its members — and the marine industry at large — an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections. Both MRAA members and […]
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Dealership Owner Dave Briggs Issues #MRAAFoundationChallenge
The Darlene Briggs Marine Woman of the Year honor is just one of the scholarships and awards distributed each year by the MRAA Educational Foundation. The Kevin Lodder Scholarship, ABYC Scholarships, Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship and MRAA Technical Scholarships are all presented by the Foundation each year at MDCE. This year’s scholarships and award […]
MRAA Scholarship Application Process Kicks Off
Retail Members of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and their employees can now complete online applications for the Kevin Lodder Scholarship, Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship and ABYC Scholarships. Women from throughout the boating business are eligible to be nominated or apply for the Darlene Briggs Woman of the Year Award, currently celebrating […]
MDCE Launches Special VIP Kit Promotion
Register for the 2016 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo before Aug. 31 and receive a comprehensive VIP Event Planning Kit, offering numerous opportunities to maximize your team’s success while in Orlando. Designed to help marine retailers customize their MDCE experience, the VIP Kit will guide attendees through every aspect of the show, from its Expo […]
MRAA Recommended Reading: The Founder’s Mentality
What’s YOUR team’s mentality? In the case of nearly every successful small business, there’s a story of a visionary founder with big dreams of making a difference. Those stories are the epitome of the American dream. Find a niche. Start a business. Become successful. And live happily ever after. Your business likely has that story. […]
The Newest Class of Certified Dealers
The only standardized training curriculum dedicated exclusively to marine retailers, boat dealerships enrolled in the Marine Industry Certified Dealership Program unlock access to a variety of preferred benefits — including a dynamic library of interactive training materials and a personalized consultant to help navigate the process. “We are seeing excellent participation, and it’s clear the […]
Reed’s Marine: The Art of Succession Planning
Harold and Tom each had young sons at the time, and 19-year-old Tom Johnson and 18-year-old Keith Shallcross were promptly put to work hauling boats, performing routine maintenance and learning the new family business. Both boys would eventually inherit their fathers’ ownership stakes, have families of their own and spend their entire professional lives […]
OSHA Penalties Increase 78 Percent Starting Aug. 1, 2016
All information provided by KPA OSHA PENALTIES INCREASE 78 PERCENT STARTING AUGUST 1, 2016 On June 30, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an increase in monetary penalties for violations of OSHA standards and regulations. The increased penalties are the direct result of a provision in the 2015 Inflation Adjustment Act […]
How Lynnhaven Marine Keeps the Conversation Going
What makes Lynnhaven Marine a bit different, however, is the way owner Chuck Guthrie and his entire team goes about accomplishing this mission. Having a dedicated employee responsible for placing these monthly calls began about two years ago after Chuck noticed his sales team was spending too much time dealing with service issues, warranty concerns […]
Member Spotlight: Gage Marine
The lunch crowd’s last stragglers offer a wave and nod as Bill Gage walks swiftly through his restaurant and selects a seat inside a plush corner booth with a picture window view of Lake Geneva. He sits down, inspects the silverware for spots (there were none) and jokes about how he inherited an eye for […]
