Jim Laube, Author at Dive Center Business

Management Management 101 Owner Life Owner Life

How to Turn a Good Dive Store into a Great Business

People who open their own dive center likely possess an abundance of desirable traits and skills. They're capable individuals who are naturally optimistic, creative, dedicated, highly motivated, action- oriented and are not afraid of hard work and long hours to…

Jim LaubeNovember 3, 2021

Finance Management Management 101

How to Make Your Profit-&-Loss Statement One Of the Most Important Management Tools in Your Dive Store

Imagine running a business in which the only information you have is the balance of your checking account and the bills that have to be paid. You have no information about the parts of your business that are contributing to…

Jim LaubeSeptember 11, 2018

Finance

Cover Your Assets! What Every Dive Center Owner Should Know About the Balance Sheet.

For most dive retailers, the importance of understanding and paying attention to their profit-and-loss statement (P&L) is obvious: The P&L shows your sales volume, how much money you're making (hopefully) and your labor and other costs. If set up properly,…

Jim LaubeSeptember 10, 2018

Customer Service Retail Selling 101 Selling Staff

Why Culture Is a Major Driver Of a Dive Center’s Success and How to Improve It in Your Business

Editor's Note: I live in a community in which my kids and I can bicycle almost everywhere. To the grocery store. To restaurants. To school. To the tennis courts. You name it. My son had coveted my bicycle for some…

Jim LaubeSeptember 25, 2014

Leasing Operations

Leasing 101 for Dive Retailers: a Few Basics Can Help You Swing Your Next Lease Deal to Your Favor

In discussions with business owners, leasing specialists and attorneys, a common theme regarding lease terms keeps surfacing: Everything is negotiable. Although there is a common framework or structure to most lease agreements, there is great variation in the specific terms.…

Jim LaubeJanuary 13, 2009

Jim Laube

How to Turn a Good Dive Store into a Great Business

How to Make Your Profit-&-Loss Statement One Of the Most Important Management Tools in Your Dive Store

Cover Your Assets! What Every Dive Center Owner Should Know About the Balance Sheet.

Why Culture Is a Major Driver Of a Dive Center’s Success and How to Improve It in Your Business

Leasing 101 for Dive Retailers: a Few Basics Can Help You Swing Your Next Lease Deal to Your Favor

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