Articles Tagged with ''farm equipment dealerships''

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Getting a Do-Over: What Dealers Would Do Differently After an Acquisition

Many dealers who have managed to successfully integrate an acquired dealership into their businesses have found some facet of process they would like to do over, given the opportunity. Here are some of do-overs shared in the Farm Equipment survey on strategies to integrate one dealership culture into another after an acquisition.
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Business Diversity Means ‘Opportunity’ for Hlavinka Equipment

While keeping its focus on ag, this dealer group actively looks for other opportunities to serve its farm customers.
As the timeline of Hlavinka Equipment will attest, operating a diverse business is nothing new for the Hlavinka family. Since its founding in 1939, when Joe Hlavinka Sr., partnered with the Boettcher family to purchase the Farmers Lumber Co. in East Bernard, Texas, the Hlavinkas have owned and operated various businesses, from lumber and hardware to coffins and construction.
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Dealership Minds 2014 Video

Dealership Expansion and Planning for Future Growth

Brian Carpenter, President & General Manager of Champlain Valley Equipment (headquartered in Middlebury, Vt.), gives an overview of the growth phase the dealership has been in for the last several years.
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Dealership Minds 2014 Video

Vast Product Ranges Complicate Equipment Sales in the Northeast

Brian Carpenter, President & General Manager of Champlain Valley Equipment (headquartered in Middlebury, Vt.), explains the market conditions for farm equipment in the northeast United States. The dealership carries a wide variety of products from manufacturers, providing different challenges for equipment salesmen.
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Dealership Minds 2014 Video

Succession Planning at Champlain Valley Equipment

Brian Carpenter, President & General Manager of Champlain Valley Equipment (headquartered in Middlebury, Vt.), explains the successful transition the dealership underwent when his father, Russ, passed the day-to-day running of the dealership on to him. He also takes a look forward to share how the dealership's succession plan for the future.
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