Mike Davin, MRAA’s Director of Education, was recently featured on the Boat Dealer Profits Podcast talking about our reimagined conference experience, Dealer Week. We’ve summarized the 30-minute podcast into nine key highlights listed below (with timestamps). You can listen to the whole interview here. Dealer Week is built for dealers, by dealers. (1:50) We sat […]
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EPA Approves Year- Round E15 Sales, Industry Opposes
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency approved a rule allowing the year-round sale of fuel with 15-percent ethanol. Through its voice at the American Boating Congress and through numerous other avenues, the MRAA along with its coalition partners voiced opposition to this effort. The MRAA believes that poor execution of ethanol-related warning labels at gas […]
SOAR Act Introduced in Congress
Bill would simplify permitting processes for outdoor guides and outfitters. Americans’ ability to participate in outdoor recreation on our public lands and waters took a major step forward this week with the introduction of the Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (SOAR) Act by Senators Martin Heinrich (D, NM) and Shelley Moore Capito (R, WV). This […]
Dealer Shares His Certification Story
Jim Armington of Buckeye Sports Center has been a part of the Marine Industry Certified Dealership program for about a decade, and he recently shared his experience with us. “Originally, we signed up for dealer Certification, to be honest, to get the dealer Certification merit badge, to get the sticker in the window, not knowing […]
Nearly $14 Million Awarded to Schools Improve Talent Development, Education System
Thirteen talent consortia awarded Marshall Plan for Talent funds to improve state’s talent development and education system, benefiting more than 220,000 students. LANSING, Mich. – High-caliber innovation and partnerships continue to soar as business and education leaders come together to revolutionize curriculum and support services that will address the state’s talent gap, officials from the […]
MRAA Launches Marine Industry Guide to Apprenticeship
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas recently published its latest white paper, “The Guide to Apprenticeship,” in conjunction with the Marine Industry Certified Dealership program. The 21-page digital publication was created to help address one of the most commonly shared pain points of today’s marine dealers — a shortage of qualified technicians. The guide […]
Dealers Climb Capitol Hill at American Boating Conference
Last week, MRAA and other representatives of the recreational boating industry convened in Washington, D.C. for the annual American Boating Congress. ABC is the industry’s primary political and legislative gathering, where all sectors of recreational boating work for three full days to present a unified front to Congress on the critical issues impacting our industry. […]
MRAA Partner Interview: Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation
We had the chance to ask Stephanie Vatalaro, of the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation, a few questions about their newest campaign and the other efforts RBFF is taking in order to increase the number of people getting out on the water and participating in outdoor recreation. To get started, we would love to hear […]
Op-Ed: National Infrastructure Conversation Must Include Recreation
This op-ed originally appeared in the May 16th edition of The Hill. Jessica Wahl is executive director of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), America’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations and organizations working to promote the policy and legislative reforms needed to enhance the outdoor recreation economy. MRAA is a founding member of the […]
Be, Do, Get
I recently completed Skills for Success, a Dale Carnegie course, and one of the many things that I learned was the “Be, Do, Get” concept. The idea is to craft a short statement that outlines the growth you are interested in achieving. I thought this was pretty cool, and could be applied to all areas […]
