Surviving in a down economy (debthibault)
posted Wed February 18th @ 4:45 PM

MDS founder Debbie Thibault talks with former dealer Bob Herbers about his experiences in prior economic downturns. More »

Surviving in a down economy (part 2) (debthibault)
posted Fri February 13th @ 3:52 PM

Part 2 - Bob talks about inventory, staffing and other key decisions in tough economic times. More »

Looking for your cash? (debthibault)
posted Fri December 5th 2008 @ 1:14 PM

Ever wonder why you can be profitable on your bottom line but still feel like you never have any cash? Read More »

Gross Turns Part 2 (MelSelway)
posted Sun November 9th 2008 @ 7:20 PM

This is the 2^nd part of a series on Gross Turns tracking & evaluation.  Read More »

Credit Crisis - 2008 (MelSelway)
posted Fri November 7th 2008 @ 8:37 AM

On Wednesday, I called my client who first contracted for my services when I started my business in 1990.  I called to tell him that I had purchased a gift subscription for him to Fast Company, a business magazine.  He thanked me.  Then he told me that he was closing his dealership because he had been unable to secure Floor Plan financing for his vehicles.  His credit lines had evaporated. Read More »

Financing Sources (skipaldous)
posted Thu November 6th 2008 @ 12:16 PM

[from Deb] Skip - Mel Selway and I were just talking this morning about finding "new" ideas from other industries that we can bring to the website – one of those being new financing options, since that is such a big problem right now – any ideas? Read More »

Daily tabs on your store (skipaldous)
posted Thu November 6th 2008 @ 11:39 AM

Obviously, it is important for an owner to understand and know what is going on in his dealerships.  These six reports are posted DAILY at the end of the business day by department managers or the GM, on our corporate intranet website.  Every manager then has access to every report to determine how he is doing compared to our other stores. Read More »