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Peer Consulting for Water Well Drilling and Services Firms

Peer Mentoring For Water Well Firms Can Increase Your Cash Flow! Even in the worst of economic times, there’ll always be a need for folks who can drill water wells. Rainfall will vary, groundwater can run short, older wells can run dry: In each case, a home or business can’t do without the water the well provides. That means that there are still opportunities to be found both in...

Peer Benchmarking Review Groups for Warehouse Owners and Operators

A Vital Link In The Supply Chain Even in the days of just-in-time manufacturing, there’s still got to be a place to store and manage inventory. When it comes right down to it, there’s no substitute for a well-run commercial warehouse . . . but that doesn’t mean the forecast calls for sunny skies. Businesses have cut back sharply on inventory during the severe downturn, and...

Peer Benchmarking Review Groups for Veterinarians

The Victims of Recession There aren’t many people, thankfully, who abandon their pets when the bills start to pile up (that’s why stories like that make the news; they’re pretty rare!) But in an economic slump, the next vet checkup might have to wait—and some people who want to own a pet decide that they’ll do the responsible thing and wait until they can afford it. Put...

Peer Consulting for Truckers

Peer Consulting for Truckers Will Help Grow Your Business! Although the economy is starting to look up just a bit, the road to recovery promises to be a long and bumpy one for trucking services firms. But as lengthy as that road might be, there will be a recovery, just like always. And between now and then, there are still opportunities to grow your business, because a company does not...

Peer Mentoring for Truck Washes

Peer Consulting for Truck Washes Can Power Your Profits! As a drive down any busy Interstate will quickly confirm, there are any number of trucks desperately in need of a cleaning. That means there’s always opportunities for truck washes, whether they’re fixed-site or mobile, and for truck cleaning and detailing services. But what’s the best way to take advantage of those...

Peer Consulting for Truck Rental and Leasing Firms

Peer Consulting for Truck Rental Firms Can Help Drive Up Your Profits! Funny how economists and analysts will describe slumping markets as “soft.” Well, the market for truck leasing and truck rentals is soft, which means that for those offering rental trucks, just staying in place—never mind staying ahead of the competition—has gotten harder! Still, the economy is slowly coming...

Twenty Groups for Truck Dealers

Twenty Groups for Truck Dealers Can Pave The Road To Higher Profits! It’s no secret this isn’t the best of times to be a truck dealer. The former Big Three are working hard to cut dealerships and product lines; the end result, at least for the time being, threatens to be too many new trucks available for too little to too few customers. But there are opportunities even now, as the...

Peer Benchmarking Review Groups for Auto Transmission Shop Owners

Is It Time To Hit The Gas Yet? If your auto transmission shop handles lots of emergency repairs, then the economic slump might not be affecting you much. As a matter of fact, if things continue as they are—and for a while, they probably will—it might end up seeming like a godsend: Folks are holding onto their old cars until they can hear the death rattle. On the other hand, those...

Peer Benchmarking for Owners of Thrift and Second-Hand Stores

Peer Consulting for Thrift Stores Can Lead To Generous Profits! A down economy does wonders for people’s spending habits. Folks start remembering that dollars actually have value, and that when money is hard to come by, every dollar matters. That’s good for thrift stores, consignment shops and second hand clothing stores; it’s not so good for the smart shoppers who have been...

Peer Benchmarking Review Groups for Owners of Tailor Shops

Wouldn’t It Be Nice If We Could Make An Alteration To The Economy? Whether we’re talking custom suits or alterations, tough times can make it harder for tailors’ shops to make ends meet. Instead of getting those tailored suits or custom shirts, anxious consumers are thinking off-the-rack—and when they do buy off the rack, they’re not as willing to pay the price to make sure...