Annual Membership Meetings

Regular meetings are essential to building rapport and trust among the members  Two meetings are conducted each year.  One meeting is held in the Fall and is exclusively for the Dealer Owners and their spouses.  The second meeting is in the Spring and is for Dealer Owners and their Sales and Service Managers.

The BPCA also has conference calls for Dealer Owners scheduled throughout the year on topics of interest.  More experienced members in these areas can share and answer questions and concerns other Dealer Owners have.  This furthers the networking benefits of participating in a best practices group.

Fall Dealer Owners Meeting

This meeting is largely sponsored by the various vendors that do business with the BPCA.  The Dealer Owner meeting is 50 percent business meetings, allowing time for members and their spouses to enjoy the resort facilities, local sites, and entertainment.

Spring Best Practices Meeting 

This annual meeting is held in the spring and consist of a 100 percent business agenda.  It invites owners to bring their sales and service executives to participate in a three-day best practices program.  Dealer Owners are also encouraged to attend this meeting; while there are group meetings for all attendees on subjects that affect the entire business, many sessions are breakout sessions specifically tailored to the different management groups.  Outside speakers are involved in subjects that deal specifically with their area of expertise.  The sessions allow time for open discussions among attendees.

Financial Benchmarks

Included in the BPCA menu of benefits is a financial survey.  This annual survey provides a unique opportunity to compare your companies financials to other BPCA Dealers and the Industry Model and Benchmarks. Members are required to input their revenues, cost, and expenses, and from this data the survey computes detailed information about your company.

John Hanson of Strategic Business Associates presents the Survey Results during one of our annual meetings.  Each participating dealer receives the Survey Results Report. This report contains the results of al BPCA members, medians by revenue size groups, and an overall BPCA median.  Current strategies and opportunities are presented in an Executive Summary, which also includes information pertaining to the state of the Industry and the BPCA.

A Growing Group

Today the BPCA organization is small enough to be personal, yet at the same time, strong enough to build an environment of knowledge and idea exchange.  Sharing ideas becomes more valuable as our market becomes more competitive and complex.

Networking Opportunities

We offer many benefits, but when we look at our BPCA organization, there is one area of benefit that stands above the others - meeting dealers from various cities.  Some of these dealers sell the same manufactured products and services, while others work primarily with different systems and manufacturers, but all face similar issues and challenges.  The relations formed in this group allow members to call other members to discuss areas of mutual concern, talk about programs, or ask about new business ventures they are considering.

We encourage our dealers to be open and share information, this has always been the major BPCA benefit, and is supported by all members.  The Service Managers get to know each other, and it is amazing how often they call each other to discuss service problems and opportunities within their own individual dealerships.  Sales Managers build an association with each other and work together during the year.  This relationship between members is invaluable.  

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