Dealer Succession

The ins and outs of transferring ownership and management to the next generation.

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New Session Added to 2023 Dealership Minds Summit

Richard J. Bryan -- Speaker, Author and Business Growth Coach -- is making his first appearance before dealers of all colors at the DMS. Come ready to work! This interactive session will get you and the other dealers at your table participating, sharing and discussing the solutions that will improve your sales leadership effectiveness to create margins of time necessary to “work on” your growing business.


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Guest Blog

Bob Sinclair’s Personal Advice to Community College Grads

Sinclair Tractor CEO delivers commencement address at Indian Hills Community College
You Did It! Each of you is a winner. Each of you is a grinder. You ground through all obstacles these past few years and are sitting here today as a graduate. 
Graduating college is a milestone in your life. This Chapter is done and a new one starts tomorrow.
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Precision Farming Dealer Summit 2022 Recap

Precision Ag Dealers Need Resourceful Problem-Solvers

Recruiters should seek candidates with the right personality traits, not necessarily skill sets.

Recruiting and preparing the next generation of precision farming professionals is no simple task. Precision farming experts Calvin Knotts, Redline Equipment, Archbold, Ohio, and Karl Huebner, Hutson, Inc., Mayfield, Ky., share their tips and tricks for finding those up-and-coming precision farming professionals in their midst. 


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Hutson Inc. CEO Says a Strong Bench is Key to Dealership Expansion

Josh Waggener attributes the dealership’s success to forward planning with an eye on succession management and leadership development.

For Josh Waggener, a deep bench is more than just a crucial strategic element of game play for sports teams striving for a winning record. It’s also a vital component of success for dealerships that are looking to grow and expand their impact.


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How to Identify, Develop & Retain Your Dealership’s Next Generation of Leaders

Mike Burnett, learning and development manager at Empire Southwest, outlines steps for preparing employees for leadership roles.

When Mike Burnett, learning and development manager at Empire Southwest, was first hired at the company 9 years ago, he encountered the attitude that many dealerships have toward leadership development. 


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2018 Big Dealer Cover - 3D White

2018 Big Dealer Report (PDF)

$89.00

Since 2009, the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence in collaboration with the Machinery Advisors Consortium have compiled the annual "Big Dealer" Report to provide the ag equipment industry with a thorough, by-the-numbers analysis into the shifts in dealer ownership, along with insight into the implications these shifts have on the industry. It's the most detailed source of information on ownership changes and consolidation trends of North America's largest farm equipment dealers.This report is updated annually in April.

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2018 Big Dealer Cover - 3D White

2018 Big Dealer Report

$89.00

Since 2009, the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence in collaboration with the Machinery Advisors Consortium have compiled the annual "Big Dealer" Report to provide the ag equipment industry with a thorough, by-the-numbers analysis into the shifts in dealer ownership, along with insight into the implications these shifts have on the industry. It's the most detailed source of information on ownership changes and consolidation trends of North America's largest farm equipment dealers.

 

 

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2016 Big Dealer Report Cover

2016 Big Dealer Report (PDF)

$49.95

The "2016 Big Dealer Report" is a joint project of Ag Equipment Intelligence and the Machinery Advisory Consortium.  This unique report tracks the dynamic changes taking place with farm equipment dealer ownership in the U.S. and Canada. Along with a review of major dealer merger and acquisitions during the prior year, the 'Big Dealer' Report also provides a complete listing of North American's largest dealers, along with commentary on emerging distribution trends in the equipment industry. For the purposes of this report, "Big Dealers" are considered those organizations that own and operate five or more farm equipment store locations throughout North America.  This report was initiated in 2009 and is updated annually in April.

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2017 Big Dealer Report Cover

2017 Big Dealer Report

$49.95

Since 2009, the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence in collaboration with the Machinery Advisors Consortium have compiled the annual "Big Dealer" Report to provide the ag equipment industry with a thorough, by-the-numbers analysis into the shifts in dealer ownership, along with insight into the implications these shifts have on the industry. It's the most detailed source of information on ownership changes and consolidation trends of North America's largest farm equipment dealers.

 

 

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2016 Big Dealer Report Cover

2016 Big Dealer Report

$49.95

The "2016 Big Dealer Report" is a joint project of Ag Equipment Intelligence and the Machinery Advisory Consortium.  This unique report tracks the dynamic changes taking place with farm equipment dealer ownership in the U.S. and Canada. Along with a review of major dealer merger and acquisitions during the prior year, the 'Big Dealer' Report also provides a complete listing of North American's largest dealers, along with commentary on emerging distribution trends in the equipment industry. For the purposes of this report, "Big Dealers" are considered those organizations that own and operate five or more farm equipment store locations throughout North America.  This report was initiated in 2009 and is updated annually in April.

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2015 Big Dealer Report (PDF)

$49.95

The "2015 Big Dealer Report" is a joint project of Ag Equipment Intelligence and Currie Management Consultants.  This unique report tracks the dynamic changes taking place with farm equipment dealer ownership in the U.S. and Canada. Along with a review of major dealer merger and acquisitions during the prior year, the 'Big Dealer' Report also provides a complete listing of North American's largest dealers, along with commentary on emerging distribution trends in the equipment industry. For the purposes of this report, "Big Dealers" are considered those organizations that own and operate five or more farm equipment store locations throughout North America.  This report was initiated in 2009 and is updated annually in April.

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2012 Big Dealer Report (PDF)

$29.95
The "2012 Big Dealer Report" is a joint project of Ag Equipment Intelligence and Currie Management Consultants. This report aims to track ownership changes and consolidation trends of North American farm equipment dealers. For the purposes of this report, "Big Dealers" are considered those organizations that own and operate five or more farm equipment store locations throughout North America. This report was initiated in 2009 and is updated annually in April. View

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