ASA strives to provide members with leading education, business intelligence and advocacy programs so that they may remain leaders in the industry. An expanding area of value is diving deep within a member’s business and partner with them in elevating the capability of their teams and ultimately their profitability.
At the time Stavridis was the commander of U.S. Southern Command (SouthComm) headquartered in Miami with responsibility for planning, operations and security cooperation for Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Areas of focus at the time included narco-terrorism, 21st century gangs, drug trafficking, money laundering and mass migration.
Do you do an annual showroom budget? How about a detailed written marketing plan and budget? Too many folks don’t do many of these aforementioned business basics. In my opinion, this could be the demise of their businesses.
As Supply House Times went to press just before the Christmas and New Year’s holiday, volunteer leaders of the American Supply Association began to put the finishing touches on arguably the association’s most important initiative ever, tackling three mega issues and providing long-term sustainable solutions to them that will strengthen member companies and as a result the industry in general long-term.
In September, the American Supply Association convened a pair of strategic action teams to begin the task of solving the industry’s labor and technology issues.