Senate again delays small business bill - 07/30/2010 The Senate on Thursday postponed a plan to create a $30 billion loan fund for small businesses, delaying final passage until September at the earliest.
Discover Boating narrows agency search - 07/30/2010 A task force made up of Grow Boating Board of Directors and staff have narrowed the list of integrated marketing agencies to develop plans for the ramp up of the Discover Boating campaign.
Brunswick sells Triton Boats - 07/30/2010 As part of Brunswick Corp.’s ongoing effort to further refine its product portfolio, the company has sold Triton Boats to Fishing Holdings.
MarineMax profitable on decreased revenue in Q3 - 07/30/2010 MarineMax, Inc. reported revenue of $115.4 million for the third quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared with $151.5 million for the comparable quarter last year.
SEI Marine Products expands product line - 07/30/2010 SEI Marine Products has completed its phase two outboard project and expanded its outboard lower unit product range to include most three- and four-cylinder outboard applications.
Rivolta launches Mojito line - 07/27/2010 Rivolta Yachts of Sarasota has launched a small-crafts division, the Mojito line.
ABBRA finalizes summer symposium agenda - 07/27/2010 Don Saracen, business relationship expert, will present the keynote address at the American Boat Builders & Repairers Association summer symposium.
In July, we profiled four marine businesses that exemplify the qualities required of today’s business world. These companies are different than they were just 18 months ago. They are boat dealers who have had record performance during the worst recession the boating market has ever known. They are boat builders who calculated correctly and avoided prolonged shutdowns, even as industry-wide inventory levels reached catastrophic proportions. They are suppliers who innovated their way through The Great Recession and came out the other side leading the way.
In addition, the July issue features your Web questions answered by experts, an article on the Fed trying to ease the credit crunch and an online exclusive on the making of Singleton Marine Group's "A-Team."
You can view the contents of the entire issue by clicking here.
Web Exclusives
Change or Perish - 06/15/2010
How have businesses changed to reflect a wholly different retail marketplace? We asked that question of 17 companies that represent diverse business sectors, from the dealer to the manufacturer to the dealer service provider.
Event Marketing: A three-step system for success - 05/28/2010
This Web Exclusive is an unabridged version of the June issue article "The event formula," which guides the reader through a proven process for producing successful dealership events.
First-hand reports from dealers across North America - 05/28/2010
This Web Exclusive provides those dealer reports on alternative profit centers, inventory, challenges & opportunities and market outlook — plus bonus interviews with Paul Nickel, president, Pride Marine Group, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada, and John Vallely, Jr., general manager, Vallely Sport & Marine, Bismark, N.D. — that were not included in the June issue cover story, "Is this a recovery?"
Extending your reach - 04/08/2010
The traditional approach to advertising a job opening is to purchase a classified ad in a local newspaper, but that's not the only way ...
