Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). It’s important to note that while the trade deal had been negotiated, it had never been ratified. While the executive order makes good on Trump’s campaign promises, I find myself wondering if it’s any good for the U.S. ag economy and more specifically farm equipment dealers. The American Farm Bureau Federation would argue it’s not.

OSHA inspectors have averaged more than 90,000 safety inspections on businesses of every type over the past several years. Take preventative action and watch this webinar to ensure you comply with OSHA regulations. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

It seems as if I blinked and 2016 came and went. It was certainly a wild year, and while many people are glad to move on and forge ahead with 2017, I encourage you to take some time to reflect on the successes your dealership and employees had last year.

When Scott Weber, senior consultant and managing director with Spader Business Management, is contacted by a struggling dealership he focuses on properly diagnosing the situation before prescribing a solution. “It’s called our 3-D process and the first step is discovery.”

In this webinar, we dug into how you can use technology as an accelerator and how different tactics and tools are needed to reach your changing customer demographic. As those customers change, you need to adapt your marketing strategy. During the presentation, Anne Salemo addressed different approaches to take for Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

The Cost of Doing Business study is one of the industry's most valued publications and is currently prepared and published by the Western Equipment Dealers Assn.. The annual study is broken down by dealer type (agricultural, industrial, and outdoor power) and encompasses 14 important financial and operating ratios of North America's equipment dealers. Learn more about this important tool and hear industry experts provide insight about trends impacting equipment dealers across North America. This FREE webinar is brought to you by the WEDA Dealer Institute. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

As Americans file into their polling locations today and cast their vote in what can only be described as a polarizing election, it’s important to remember that we’re not just electing the next president.

If you are in business as a dealership, it should be a safe assumption that you have a Buy-Sell Agreement. But, has your Buy-Sell Agreement been stress-tested as much as your dealership has in the last few years? In this webinar, expert consultants in the farm equipment dealership industry, Cole Baker and Marc Johnson, shared their insights in assisting dealerships to update their agreements. This FREE webinar was brought to you by K•Coe Isom. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]