By Russell Baqir, SVP – Business Development, Northpoint Commercial Finance, an MRAA Strategic Partner In today’s dealership environment, dealership cash flow and profitability is more critical than ever. Your annual financial statements tell the story of your business’s health. In our floorplan or lending world, we obtain financials annually that originate from several sources. They […]
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Recreational Boat Taxes Could Return in 2026: What Marine Retailers Need to Know
By Chad Tokowicz, Government Relations Manager, Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) If there was one clear takeaway from state level advocacy battles in 2025, it’s this: recreational boats remain an attractive revenue target for lawmakers. Across the country, legislators introduced proposals to increase sales taxes, impose new “luxury” taxes, or remove long-standing tax […]
Manage Cash Flow in Marine Dealerships
• How a Dealer Management System Makes the Difference By Ryan Kloppe – Associate Director, OEM Business Development, Lightspeed DMS, an MRAA Strategic Partner In the marine industry, cash flow is the financial lifeblood of your dealership. It’s what keeps the lights on, the service bays spinning and your team focused on delivering exceptional customer […]
Cash Flow Plateau
• Implementable Goals for Your Dealership to Get Your Cash Flowing with Force By Bernie DeGraw, MRAA Senior Education Developer Isn’t it amazing how obstacles rarely stop water? Water finds a way, around, over, sometimes under and sometimes right straight through. Obstacles usually don’t stop water. Flatness — a plateau — does. When water reaches […]
The Great Marine Dealer Reset
Why 2026 Must Be the Year We Reinvent the Dealership Business Model.
Boat Dealers’ 2026 Roadmap to Success
Trying to predict the future is futile, but these strategies can help you prepare for the ride
Dealer Week 2025 Schedule
• Plan Your Experience at the MRAA Conference in Tampa It’s not easy leaving your dealership behind and planning to fully immerse yourself — and perhaps many of your teammates — into the Dealer Week 2025 event. It can be challenging to corral and stay on top of all the info regarding your flights, hotel […]
Dealer Week Conference & Expo: Priority One Relaxation Station
Find the Relaxation Station inside the Tampa Convention Center Expo Hall During Dealer Week
5 Strategic Tips for Early Boat Show Preparation
Plan Your 2026 Boat Show Strategy Now; Discover Boating Insights You used to be able to jam a bunch of boats into a booth space and count on people rolling in to check out the new inventory and deals. More often than not, this strategy worked out OK. At the very least, you made contact […]
Alpin Haus Honors 25-Year Employees with Culture-Driven Loyalty Strategy
• A marine dealer celebrates employee tenure, turns retention into a competitive advantage Alpin Haus was founded as a ski shop back in 1964 by Bud Heck and John Daly. By 1987, boats were added to the outdoor recreational dealer’s inventory. From that point on, whether it’s RVs, pools, snowboards or snowmobiles, the Hecks and […]