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Currie Rental Profitability Seminar

Registration is now open for this summer’s Rental Profitability Seminar.  The program will be taking place August 11-12, 2011 in Chicago, IL.

This seminar is a must for owners, controllers, general managers and rental department managers.  This program is instructed by George Keen, who has over 30 years of experience in organizational development.  Attendees will learn how to maximize profit in the rental department through best practices sharing, financial benchmarking and other critical strategies.  The material presented is applicable across a wide variety of industrial equipment industries.

Please register early in order to secure your place.  Follow the link to download the brochure and registration form for the Currie Rental Seminar Summer 2011.  If you have any questions, please feel free to call 508-752-9229 or email cmc@curriemanagement.com.

Becoming a Top Performer

After more than 30 years of working with dealers, distributors and manufacturers we have seen winners in many fields and industries – companies that consistently achieve outstanding results.  This article was written by George Keen and appeared in Farm Equipment Magazine.

Click to download Becoming a Top Performer in PDF format.

Hard Data + Soft Skills = Improved Absorption

 

Consolidation: A Year of Changes

 Click to download Consolidation A Year of Changes in PDF format.

Using Service Scorecards to Improve Absorption

Absorption is a critical measure in the equipment industry.  George Keen and George Russell provided this article to help dealers work towards achieving a high absorption rate.  This article appeared in Farm Equipment Magazine’s Planning for Profits column.

Click to download Scorecards to Improve Absorption in PDF format.

How to Determine the Value of Your Store

The need to determine  value  occurs in a “rollup.”  This is when 2 or more separate dealerships agree to merge in some form of shared ownership. For example, our company recently analyzed and recommended the individual value of 5 separate dealerships with a total of 9 locations that subsequently merged into one entity.   This article was written by George Keen and George Russell and appeared in Farm Equipment Magazine.

Click to download How to Determine the Value of Your Store in PDF format.

Strong Store Managers or Centralized Structure?

Farm Equipment’s February issue had a great Planning for Profits column by George Keen and George Russell of Currie Management Consultants, Inc.   The article discusses the important issue of centralization.  This topic is one that Currie Management Consultants has been discussing with all of our clients, in all industries.

Click to download Strong Store Managers or Centralized Structure in PDF format.

Business Matters, by Bob Currie

In this month’s article, as seen in NAEDA’s Equipment Dealer Magazine, Bob talks about an important topic in today’s farm equipment industry.  Click to read the full Consolidation article in PDF format.

Business Matters by Bob Currie, October 2010

Here’s the latest article by Bob, as seen in NAEDA’s Equipment Dealer Magazine.  Click to download Business Matters, October 2010 Sales Supervision and Team Development in PDF format.

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