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Unsettled Waters: The Jones Act and Why You Need to Be Especially on Guard – Article Update

When I wrote about the effect of the Jones Act on the recreational scuba diving industry eight years ago in Dive Center Business, it appeared that after a rather unsettled history, admiralty law (the branch of law that deals with…

Richard Lesser Esq.March 2, 2014

Employment & Staffing Operations Staff

Getting the Word Out: Managing Dive Store Staff Communications

In Scott Adams' comic strip "Dilbert," staff meetings are often the butt of humor -- sometimes well deserved. At their worst, meetings become perfunctory time wasters, held because managers think that's something they are supposed to do. Anyone who has…

Barry K. ShusterJanuary 23, 2014

Marketing Marketing 101 Operations Retail Selling 101 Selling

Happier Holidays: How to Ramp Up Holiday Sales Like the Big Boxes

It is once again that time of year, when bells are ringing, colorful lights are twinkling and malls are flooded with masses of shoppers. The decorations showed up weeks ago in your favorite department stores. Now the holiday season truly…

Donna AskewNovember 20, 2013

Marketing 101 Merchandizing Operations Retail Selling 101

See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Buy Me! Five Ways to Make Your Dive Store Merchandise Rock

I like to shop. It's kind of an academic thing. Some people do museums, others do art galleries, but I do the local Plaza de Overdraft shopping center. After on-again, off-again gigs in the retail world, the whole store vibe…

Greg LasloFebruary 18, 2013

Facility Merchandizing Operations Retail Selling 101

Bright Ideas: Creating the Right Sales Environment with Effective Lighting

You only have to draw from your experiences as a consumer to realize that as customers enter any store they immediately begin forming an impression that will influence the duration of their shopping experiences. In many cases, whether you immediately…

Dawn ArcieriNovember 5, 2012

Finance Insurance Loss Prevention Management Operations

Business Interruptus: a Business Interruption Insurance Primer for Dive Centers

What happens to your dive store in the event the power goes out somewhere, it gets hit by a weather-related event and has to close for several weeks, a car crashes through your front window or a disaster of any…

Ginny YoungNovember 5, 2012

Operations

Equipment Repair Department – Needed Parts and Design Considerations

Setting Up an Equipment Repair Center The cost for creating a work space and stocking it with needed parts and consumable items is approximately $4,000 and up. It includes the following items: Workbenches Sink Close-up lighting High- and low-pressure air…

Linda Lee WaldenSeptember 7, 2011

Finance Financial Analysis Operations Retail Selling 101 Selling

Strategic Discounting – How and when to Cut Prices Without Cutting Your Business’s Throat

Everyone loves a good deal. You do, I do, even your best bud Bob does, and that's part of why he comes to your shop. Especially after you gave him that sweet deal on a new regulator. No wonder he…

Greg LasloOctober 10, 2010

Leasing Operations

In an Economic Downturn, How Do You Spell Relief? It Might Be ‘r-e-n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-e Y-o-u-r L-e-a-s-e’

You've heeded Franklin D. Roosevelt's advice, recognizing as he did that, It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. You've already dulled your…

Larry S. Green Esq.December 30, 2009

Burnout Employment & Staffing Operations Owner Life Staff

Delegate This: the Key to Staying Sane and Growing Your Business

Repeat after me: I can't do it all myself. I know what you're thinking, Superman. But I mean you, too. Now that we've got that settled, we can get down to business -- that is, the business of making your…

Greg LasloDecember 30, 2009

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