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Get on Your Game Interactive discussion with the Experts. Get on Your Game Interactive discussion with the Experts. Moderator Richard McKinnon – President, Canadian Carwash Association & Miami Car Care Center Inc. Congratulations to our Athletes!. Session time 9:30 – 11:00 am - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Get on Your Game Interactive discussion with
the Experts
Get on Your GameInteractive discussion with the Experts
Moderator
Richard McKinnon – President, Canadian Carwash Association
& Miami Car Care Center Inc.
Congratulations to our Athletes!
Richard McKinnon – President CCAAgenda
Session time 9:30 – 11:00 am
Industry Perspective
Introduction of Panelists
Interactive Discussion
Please turn your cell phones to silent mode
Questions and Sharing
Current State of the Industry
Turbulent Times
Worst Economic downturn in decades
Pending Government Legislation
Environmental issues to the front burner
Increasing Competition
Lower profit margins
Marketing Challenges
How do you see the marketplace?
Good News!
Think Positive
Change represents opportunity
Embrace it!
Our Athletes did!
14 Gold, 7 Silver & 5 Bronze
Economic Uncertainty
Limited access to capital dollars
Decreased consumer spending
Tougher to break even
Reduced valuations of business value
Owners/operators must be creative and develop strong business skills to survive and thrive
Owners/operators must be creative and develop strong business skills to survive and thrive
Pending Legislation
Minimum wage increases
Tax increases
Code of Conduct for the banking industry
EI premiums, Workers compensation
Municipal burdens – bylaws - SME
Simplify your business model, identify technology based solutions to reduce costs, lobby local governments
Simplify your business model, identify technology based solutions to reduce costs, lobby local governments
Environmental Issues
Storm water management
Discharge water management
Solid waste management
Environmentally safe detergents and waxes
Recycling water
Opportunity to educate your city councilorsSeeing Green Session - Mar 3rd 11:15 – 12:00 pm
Opportunity to educate your city councilorsSeeing Green Session - Mar 3rd 11:15 – 12:00 pm
Increasing Competition
Access to capital limiting
Available commercial property limiting
Municipal bylaws make it difficult
Filling a market need
Pricing yourself out of business
Educate your city councilors – Work with your competitionEducate your city councilors – Work with your competition
Marketing Opportunities
Spend the time to develop a business plan
Develop a marketing plan to compliment your
business plan
Stick to the plan
Dare to be different
Partnering for success
Identify your business goals and how you will achieve themMike Perry The Right Connection – Mar 4th 11:15 – 12:00
Identify your business goals and how you will achieve themMike Perry The Right Connection – Mar 4th 11:15 – 12:00
Controlling your costs
Firstly – understand your costs
Identify the inefficiencies
Find creative ways to reduce them
Lean on the industry to help
Invest in new technology
To improve you need to understand where your dollars areTo improve you need to understand where your dollars are
Know your Market
• 4th Quarter 2009 Wash Volume Report• The last quarter of 2009 saw an increase in the average number of cycles
per site to 5,378, as compared to 4,947 cycles in the fourth quarter of 2008; an increase of 8.7%. The number of cycles for the fourth quarter of 2009 stayed approximately the same as the third quarter of 2009.
Attend the Key Insights Panel Mar 4th 9:30 – 11:00 amAttend the Key Insights Panel Mar 4th 9:30 – 11:00 am
CCA Committees
Strategic Relationships ·
Member Benefits
Environment
Organizational Structure
Golf Committee
Website
Finance
Communications / Publications
Make a Difference – Get InvolvedMake a Difference – Get Involved
Summary
Change creates opportunity
Use technology to increase efficiencies
Get involved – Volunteers needed!
Educate your City Councilors
Work with your competition
Ask the Experts
Great Industry – Great PeopleGreat Industry – Great People
Panelists
Scott Murray – Ezee Clean Carwash
Stuart Gunn – Coin Carwash
JJ Woodley – Red Hill Car Wash
Nathan Ewing – Transchem Chemical
Nathan Ewing – Transchem Chemical
Goals of the CCA’s Environmental Committee• Education• Partnerships• Benefits to operators
Environmental Marketing: Chemical and Equipment Supplier as a partner• Expertise• What is good for the environment can also be good for your
bottom line
Questions and Sharing
Worst Economic downturn in decades
Pending Government Legislation
Environmental issues to the front burner
Increasing Competition
Lower profit margins
Marketing Challenges
Thank You
You the people you own/operate or manage the
carwashes
Our equipment manufactures & suppliers
Our vending & chemical suppliers
The volunteers of the association
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