Action Water Sports (AWS) announced that Continuum Ventures, the investment business of the Doug and Maria DeVos family, is investing in the company as a strategic partner focused on continuing the growth and legacy of AWS. Jerry Brouwer will continue as an owner of AWS and as its president. “Action Water Sports has experienced exceptional growth as a lifestyle brand, serving ...
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Crafting new revenue streams for the year ahead
Dealers share approaches for bettering the bottom line Top dealers understand the importance of cultivating new revenue. Planning is critical, and the path to a better bottom line often begins when the current boating season starts to wind down and thoughts turn to the year ahead. A number of Boating Industry’s 2017 Top 20 dealers took unique approaches when it ...
Read More »Action Water Sports: Bringing a little Michigan to the Sunshine State
After more than 25 years serving various areas of Michigan, Boating Industry’s 2017 No. 12 Top 100 dealer, Action Water Sports, is headed to the Sunshine State. Action announced the expansion in January 2018. The new location will open in Polk City, Fla., with plans to bring Action’s devotion to a new level of MasterCraft service and support to the ...
Read More »Top 100 dealers retain employees through retirement savings
When it comes to finding and keeping good employees, Top 100 dealers are the businesses that just get it. They are willing to make investments that keep their employees happy, show they value their teams and provide the means for those individuals to have a life outside their job. Providing a retirement savings plan is a key component to achieving ...
Read More »New MDCE dates offer opportunities for conference
The Marine Dealer Conference and Expo, which is co-produced by Boating Industry and the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, will be held on Dec. 5-8 for 2016. The conference was previously held annually during the third week in November. This move is expected to benefit dealers and exhibitors alike who otherwise had conflicts attending. Several dealers and exhibitors have ...
Read More »MasterCraft announces partnership with Action Wake Park
Vonore, Tenn. – MasterCraft Boat Company announces its partnering with Action Wake Park, Michigan’s newest action sports complex. Action Wake Park, a full-service cable water sports park that will be opening the summer of 2015, is the brainchild of Boating Industry Top 100 dealer Action Water Sports. Action Wake Park will have the first cable system in Michigan to tow wakeboarders and waterskiers ...
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