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Those Pennies Add Up: Small Ways Your Dive Store Can Trim Costs and Inexpensively Build Sales

So how many times have you been asked just how badly the soft economy affects your business? "It's tough," says Robyn Newton, co-owner of Rick's Dive and Travel in Little Rock, Arkansas. "Our last year was really bad compared to…

Donna AskewSeptember 6, 2018

Finance Legal Management Owner Life

Other People’s Money: The Legal Aspects of Growing Your Business With Friends, Family and Angel Investors

With the economy showing signs of recovery, many would-be storeowners now want to be, and many established retailers are looking to grow their businesses. Customer counts are building and weaker competitors have fallen by the wayside. There is no shortage…

David T. Denney Esq.July 4, 2018

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Coming Together: Building a Scuba Community Through Collaboration

We're well into a brand-new year, but despite all the changes it brings, we in the dive industry are faced by some of the same old problems. This is often the time we're thinking about ways to help build our…

Robert N. RossierSeptember 20, 2017

Management Management 101

Congratulations, You’re a Leader! Now Serve: Service Leadership As a Management Style.

SO HOW DID WE GET HERE? To dive center management or ownership, that is. For most of us it was a passion for diving that led to numerous courses and certifications over the years, with hours of dive retail experience,…

Tec ClarkSeptember 20, 2017

Burnout Management Management 101 Merchandizing Operations Owner Life Staff

Just Do It. Beating Procrastination to Make Yourself – and Your Dive Center – More Productive

Read this now. Really. Right now. It's only going to take you five minutes -- maybe 10, tops -- but it'll change the way you work. Close the door if you need the quiet, and get a cup of coffee…

Greg LasloMarch 23, 2017

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A Strong Finish: How to Make Student Referrals a Win-win for All Involved

You work hard training your scuba students, spending as much time as necessary in the classroom and the pool. You pour your heart into making sure they have fun and will be safe when reaching open water. You've taught them…

Donna AskewJuly 15, 2015

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What Makes a Good Instructor? a Retailer’s Perspective

During my career in the diving industry I've had the good fortune of working for two of the top dive retail businesses in America. One was a California-based company, while the other was in Florida, so having worked on both…

Alex BrylskeNovember 10, 2014

Legal Management

Scared out Of the Water: What Happens After the Unthinkable Happens

Editor's note: As an attorney who has been involved in the scuba industry since 1986, I've had some occasion to work with some highly skilled dive industry lawyers. I've had a front-row seat in scuba-related litigation and I can attest…

David Concannon EsqSeptember 25, 2014

Delegation Management Operations Owner Life Owner Life

’til Depth Do Us Part: Sharing the Dive Center Ownership Life with Family

JOINTLY OWNING AND RUNNING A BUSINESS WITH A PARTNER, NO MATTER WHAT THE RELATIONSHIP, WILL ALWAYS INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES THAT MUST BE OVERCOME OR ENDURED. What happens when the partner (or partners) is your spouse, parent or child? Is it…

Donna AskewApril 13, 2014

Insurance Legal Management Operations

Keeping Up with the Jones Act: Beneath the Law’s Waters Swims a Great White Shark Of a Problem for Unaware Dive Boat Operators – Article 1.

Editor's note: Have you heard of the Jones Act? Do you understand it? If you say "no" to either or both of these questions, you're not alone. In fact, most attorneys aren't familiar with this law. The Jones Act is…

Richard Lesser Esq.March 3, 2014

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