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Special Report: After the Ink Dries

Assimilating an Acquired Dealership: Issues & Missteps

Buying another dealership is the easy part. Integrating it into the overall organization is the bigger challenge.
By Dave Kanicki posted on June 11, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance, Department Management, Dealer Succession
When it comes to either buying or selling a dealership, when the deal is done, the parties on the different sides of the table say they all face the same set of challenges. How the issues are prioritized may differ if you’re the buyer or seller, but the concerns remain the same.
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Special Report: After the Ink Dries

After the Ink Dries: The First 100 Days Post-Acquisition

Dealers and consultants share their lessons learned on best practices for integrating your company culture into a newly acquired store.
June 11, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer Succession
One could argue that nearly every dealer in North America will be on one side or the other of an acquisition in the years ahead. This report focuses on the first 100 days of integrating a new store into another dealership group following an acquisition, and what it take to successfully meld one organization’s culture into another with a minimum or no loss of performance.
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Dealership Minds

Coming Back to the Dealership

By Jaime Elftman posted on February 13, 2016 | Posted in Dealer Succession
For Clay Camp, son of Clayton Camp, president and co-owner of Kern Machinery, working in the family business at the farm equipment dealership was always the goal. After numerous summers spent helping out at the dealership while in high school, Clay knew he liked the atmosphere and always pictured himself returning to the dealership.
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Finding Success as a Single-Store Dealership

Capital Tractor achieves success by empowering its staff and keeping used equipment inventory low.
By Kim Schmidt posted on October 16, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer Succession
In the nearly 50 years that Capital Tractor has been in business it has operated as many as 3 stores. But today, the Greenwich, N.Y., New Holland dealer is a single-store dealership and president Jamey Gibson doesn’t see that changing.
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Web Exclusive: Getting Outside Experience: Learning to Lead

By Jaime Elftman and James DeGraff posted on August 3, 2015 | Posted in Dealer Succession

Planning and preparing for the next generation of leadership is something many dealerships must consider in order to keep pushing forward into the future of the business. One roadblock many dealers cite is the need for the next generation to gain experience before taking on a management role within the dealership. This is necessary both for the success of the next generation and the dealership, but also to gain the respect of other employees.


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