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I've basically been a car dealership controller or CFO my whole life. I've worked every job in the car business (except technician), and I've been the leader of my own business for many years, but …
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During my first years in the car business, I wore a lot of hats in each job position I had. The one thing I learned early is that the accounting office staff are often the clean up crew when several …
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The car business is a high stakes gambit. The average consumer believes manufacturers just build cars and dealers sell them - simple as that. But it's actually a complex franchise system with millions …
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Have you ever had a negative experience with a business? Most of us have and some of us have had a few nightmares. How did it make you feel when it happened? Anger, frustration, disappointment, an …
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My grandfather was a Buick dealer in downtown Los Angeles in the 1950's-60's. His majority partner was Charles S. Howard, a pioneer car dealer and early Buick distributor, who turned to horse racing …
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Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Darlene Garcia. Darlene is a seasoned dealership CFO/controller with specific expertise in California labor laws. Dealership compliance is a big industry due to …
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