The marine industry despises change but Marine Management Software comes to the rescue. Written by Stephen Bullard, PierVantage Director It’s time to talk about marine industry. If you’re an avid boater and member of the marine community, your face will brighten at any boat talk, including boat shows, boating, and fishing. Conversely, if you’re a… Read more »
Marine Business 101: How to Analyze Revenue Streams with Marine Software
Understand the Profit Drivers for a Shipyard, Boatyard, Boat Builder & Marine Services companies with Marine Software Written by Stephen Bullard, Marine Consultant and Sales Director at PierVantage “…Making sure the whole is equal to the sum of the parts” Boatyards, shipyards, boatbuilders and marine service businesses are keenly aware of the importance of understanding… Read more »
The Value of Work In Progress (WIP) for your marine business – And How To Do It
What is Work In Progress (WIP)? How to implement WIP in your marine business with marine management software. By Stephen Bullard, Marine Consultant and Sales Director at PierVantage This post is dedicated to the topic of Work in Progress or WIP for boat businesses. In my site visits to boat builders, ship yards, boat yards… Read more »
Marine Management Software Can Help Measure and Grow Your Business
With the right marine management software you can identify metrics to grow your boatyard, shipyard, marine service facility or boat building company successfully. Written by Stephen Bullard, Marine Consultant and Sales Director at PierVantage Boatyards, shipyards, marine, boat building companies and other enterprises often struggle with what and how to identify the right metrics to… Read more »
Planning Your Exit Strategy?
Written by Stephen Bullard, Marine Consultant and Sales Director at PierVantage You have worked hard to build your business. You are looking forward to moving onto the next chapter of your life. You don’t plan on turning your business over to a son or daughter. You are beginning to think about an exit strategy. What do… Read more »
Four Reasons to Consider Hiring Subcontractors
Written by Stephen Bullard, Marine Consultant and Sales Director at PierVantage Both large and small businesses often rely on subcontractors to address workforce gaps or complete specialized projects on time. Based on personal experience, there are a number of benefits when selecting subcontractors under certain circumstances, including completion of work on time and within budget, matching… Read more »
Do You Need More or Fewer Customers?
By Stephen Bullard, Marine Consultant and Sales Director at PierVantage On a regular basis, I speak with general managers, owners of boatyards, and boat builders in North America and beyond concerning approaches to growing their business. Nine times out of ten the first thing said is “In order to grow our business, we need more… Read more »
How to Defuse an Upset Customer
By Steve D’Antonio, April 27, 2017 As the guest blogger for the PierVantage monthly boatyard and boat builder’s blog, I wanted to come up with a topic that was relevant, interesting, and one that you encounter as a leader in your business. During my tenure as a boatyard/boat building manager, I learned as much about… Read more »
Still Using Spreadsheets?
By Stephen Bullard, Marine Consultant and Sales Director at PierVantage Daily, I speak with project managers, service managers and owners of boat yards and boat builders around North America and beyond who find themselves trying to manage their estimated projects and other key aspects of their business with nothing but a spreadsheet. If… Read more »
How Technology is Moving Our Industry Forward
By Stephen Bullard, Marine Consultant and Sales Director at PierVantage In this blog post, I wanted to share with you something I get very passionate about when I travel around the country meeting with Boatyard and Boat Building professionals. Those of you in the business who have met me or have heard me give a… Read more »