"Be diligent about 4 decisions” people, strategy, execution and cash. If you fall short in any of these areas, you risk losing revenues, profits and time. Monte Wyatt, Rural LIfestyle Dealer columnist and business coach
Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s managing editor, Lynn Woolf, recently addressed the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce’s agri-business committee and shared key statistics from the magazine’s 2013 Dealer Business Trends & Outlook survey.
Today, for many dealerships the rural lifestyle market is a significant and growing revenue stream. Now, there's a new rural catchphrase — urban ruralism.
Much of the strategy and management advice that business leaders turn to is unreliable or impractical. That's because those who would guide us underestimate the power of chance.
Toro Co. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter net income jumped 58 percent, helped by strong demand for certain kinds of landscaping and irrigation equipment.
Based on the results of the survey conducted by Rural Lifestyle Dealer in late November and December, nearly 90% (89.7%) of dealers serving the rural lifestyle equipment market believe their total revenues will be as good as or better than what they saw in 2012. Only 10.2% of survey respondents expect revenues to decline in 2013 vs. 2012.
Dealers have spoken and the rural lifestyle market outlook is good - not outstanding - but good. This is according to results from our sixth annual Dealer Business Trends & Outlook survey. A majority of dealers say 2013 results should be as good as or better than last year, but no significant increases in revenue.
How dealers serving the hobby farmer, large property owner and lawn and landscape contractor segments view their prospects for increasing sales revenues in 2013 varies significantly depending upon which major brand of equipment the dealership carries.
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