Many people hear issues other people have. Only inventors take the time to figure out a better way other than just to help a friend muscle through a tough job.
Starting a company with no major product lines to sell was a risky, bold venture. Seeing the great potential of a business totally devoted to 24/7 service to hay customers, I went in business with my wife, one employee, 2 old pickups, a worn-out truck and trailer with shot brakes.
What if Stotz Equipment wasn’t here? Are we making a difference? Or is the analogy of the finger in the bucket of water appropriate? That is, we like to feel like we are making a difference, but if we were not here, somebody else would be doing most of the same things we are doing – selling equipment and supporting customers.
Amid the shiny predictions of nearly unlimited markets for agricultural feedstock for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel lies a devil in the details of refining facts and blending regs.
2013-16 was a tough set of years for equipment dealerships. After 4 years of record sales from 2010-13, equipment dealers had filled their lots with late-model, low-hour equipment and demand had started to slip in late 2013 and early 2014.
Executive editor Kim Schmidt checking in from Farm Equipment headquarters with an update on 2025 Dealership Minds Summit set for July 29-30 in Iowa City.
The program is out. Check it out at DealershipMindsSummit.com.
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