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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

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

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

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

Burnout Operations Owner Life Owner Life

Beating the Clock — Five Steps to Time Management Success

Forget "time in a bottle." Instead, think about time in a bucket. Any sturdy bucket will do. You're going to dump a bunch of rocks into it. Since that won't fill it, you'll dump some pebbles in, too. Then, maybe…

Greg LasloDecember 9, 2009

Burnout Owner Life Owner Life

The Hot Seat: How to Get out and Stay out Of Burnout

By the end of the second summer spent working toward my dive instructor certification, I was spent. I could barely even look at my dive gear, and the smell of wet neoprene gave me a headache. I worked hard to…

Greg LasloFebruary 4, 2009

Burnout Operations Owner Life

Look Before You Leap: Things to Consider when Contemplating a Second Store

According to their relatively low numbers in the current dive retail community, storeowners who expand into second and third locations appear to be unique. In the United States there are about 70 individuals or entities that own more than one…

Jay GoldsteinFebruary 2, 2009

Employment & Staffing Operations Owner Life Owner Life Staff

All in the Family…running a Family-owned Dive Center Takes Understanding, Communication and a Plan

... "Because it was part of my family, it was an easier decision," Tami says. "If it wasn't a family thing, we would have never done it." All in all, it looked like an opportunity they shouldn't turn down. "It…

Greg LasloJanuary 30, 2009

Operations Owner Life Owner Life

Selling Out: Things to Consider when Selling Your Business — Long Before You Sell Your Business

You might very well ask why we would offer an article on selling your dive store. I thought the purpose of your magazine was to help me stay in business, not walk away from it, you say. Anyway, I'm too…

Mark YoungJanuary 23, 2009

Operations Owner Life Owner Life

Asset Vs. Entity: the Benefits Of ‘Knowing the Score’ when Buying or Selling a Dive Store

If you are already a dive store owner, there may come a time when you are ready to sell your dive store. If you are a dive instructor or dive store employee, you might have an eye on the day…

Barry K. ShusterJanuary 22, 2009

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