Filed yet? If not, here is what you need to know! Starting January 1, 2025, all business entities are required to report beneficial ownership information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Treasury. The
“Remember, when you’re good, you learn. When you’re great, you understand. When you’re unstoppable, you master.” – Tim Grover, from “Winners Are Obsessed” – on the Motiv8 podcast, a world-renowned performance coach and motivational speaker who helped Michael Jordan become
Here’s the very real workforce conundrum many of you are facing: Retaining staff when times get tough. However, hiring them when you need them is just as difficult and more expensive. The Service Management Special Report showed that the
• Help build careers and strengthen your dealership with continuing marine-industry education As a dealership owner or general manager, we know you want to put your business in a position to win. You want your employees to have long careers
In the August 2024 MRAA Pulse Report, a monthly marine retailer survey we partner with Baird and Soundings Trade Only to produce, we found that 2024 continues to be challenging due to soft retail demand, high inventory levels, inflation, consumer
Natural talent and abilities can only take you so far. All one has to do is look at some of the most elite athletes in sports. Talent can take some of them to all-star status. Hard work and additional effort,
• To help build resilience in the face of unpredictability, marine dealership owners can consider adopting adaptive forecasting and flexible planning. By Victor Rivera, Chief Sales Officer, Huntington Distribution Finance† Financial planning and budgeting are often viewed as annual exercises
[Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of the two-part blog exploring more strategies to improve your service department from Bernie DeGraw, MRAA Senior Education Developer] In part one of this special blog series on boosting service revenue, I shared three
As dealers, we have all heard a lot this year about diversifying our revenue and increasing our income streams. We hear a broad range of ideas on what to sell and how, how to market and when, and where to
It was early July and the back-to-school advertising started. Back to school can mean a lot of different things. For parents there may be a sigh of relief, for teachers a gasp of “uh-oh” but in the marine industry it
By Bill Yeargin, CEO, Correct Craft Our Correct Craft companies work with hundreds of marine dealers, giving us a unique view into what works and what doesn’t. By no means does that make me an expert on dealership management, but
By Chad Tokowicz, MRAA Government Relations Manager On Friday, May 24, 2024, the United States Coast Guard released its annual Recreational Boating Statistics report for 2023, marking the 65th edition of this comprehensive analysis. This report is a vital resource
