Family Tire Business Keeps Rolling Along
(Canwest News Service) Claude Ratte wanted a better future for his three children than following in the tracks of the resilient yet unglamorous family tire business, Pneus Ratte.
Alabama’s Big 10 Tires Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Mobile, Ala.-based Big 10 Tire Stores Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to reorganize its finances.
Accountant Alternative
While some business ownerschoose to handle the books themselves, others appoint accountants. Still othershire someone called a “daily money manager.” The term is relatively new,but it’s not complicated. A daily money manager simply handles all of theday-to-day financial duties, including payables and payroll, deposits andledger-book balancing. Money managers can also keep track of financialdocuments, negotiate
Dunlop Zimbabwe Sales Rise
According to a company official, sales at Dunlop Zimbabwe Limited have significantly improved since the company received a license entitling it to sell its products in foreign currency.
U.K. Car Sales – Good News, Bad News
Despite widespread fears that the U.K. is entering an economic recession, there are grounds for cautious optimism about sales of new and used cars in 2009.
Car Sales: Good News, Bad News
Despite widespread fears that the U.K. is entering an economic recession, there are grounds for cautious optimism about sales of new and used cars in 2009.
Tough Times Are No Time to Turn Off Your Marketing
Tire dealers who aren’t using all of the marketing tools available to them probably aren’t selling all of the tires and vehicle service that they could. To be sure, many marketing tools add expense, and in these tough times no dealer wants to add to the operating line. But there are many solid, no- or
Meltdown: Fed Leads Global Scramble to Shore Up Markets, Banks
(Reuters) The U.S. Federal Reserve led a coordinated round of global official rate cuts early Wednesday, easing by a half percentage-point, as did the European Central Bank, Bank of England and Swiss, Canadian and Swedish central banks.
Hiring a Bookkeeper
Tire dealers can gain muchfrom keeping their company finances in tip-top order at every stage of growth. Eventually,any successful small company will need either to hire a full- or part-timebookkeeper or outsource bookkeeping services. You can track down referralsfor bookkeepers or other financial-service providers in the Yellow Pages, adsin local newspapers and business journals, or
TIA Launches E-Newsletter
TIA has launched Business Owner, an e-newsletter that will be delivered directly to members via the Internet.