From the inception of the retail automotive dealer network, an essential component of owning a franchised dealership became very evident; having a succession plan.  In past years, succession plans grew out of the number of dealer’s children that took a keen interest in the dealership.  What was evident over a century ago, continues to holdRead more

Paul Stern has seen it all.  There are very few individuals that really deserve that accolade, but Paul is certainly one of them.  Over the past 50 years as Paul rose from salesperson to Dealer Group owner, including a stint as president of the TADA, he saw our industry rise and fall and managed toRead more

Valuing your business now may seem to some as being akin to turkeys voting to bring forward Christmas.  Potentially you’ve just had a difficult March and a very tough April, so why on earth would you want to know the potentially diminished value of your business now?   You didn’t get your business valued mid-crisis inRead more