How Not to Run an RV Park
On two occasions here in Alaska we have been witness to exactly how NOT to run an RV Park if you want it to prosper. Or even stay in business. In the first in Anchorage the park was very close to d...
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I had to chuckle at some of the responses. I appreciate All responses whether they agree with me or not. But Does anyone including RVPark owner REALLY believe that what I have described is GOOD business practice?
That would be foolish.
It really doesn't take all that long to look at a business, understand it's operating schedule, It's product and demographics, it's peak business times, it's manpower, and it's manpower requirements or put another way how many man/hours per day/week/month are needed to get that business to run efficiently and cover reasonable hours of operation.
I have seen during my time in business more than a few companies that have succeeded IN SPITE of bad management and poor economic decisions. Some of that is Market based and timing. A good example is Peavey Electronics of Meridian MS. Owned by Hartley and Melia Peavey and was basically a Hobby turned into a business in 1965.
They had many challenges along the way and made many questionable decisions that cost them money and business. But they have succeeded to become one of the worlds largest music oriented electronics firms. But they needed help of many people along the way including outside consultants.
If you ever met Hartley and Melia you would never guess that they were the type to run such a corporation. But while Hartley is named as CEO it is Melia who made and influenced most major decisions. So in any meeting with them you must be speaking (indirectly) to her. and if you did not understand that fundamental issue about this particular business woe to you. Sadly Melia died in 1998.
Just for fun google him and see for yourself how a CEO of a very successful business can be so clueless in many many ways.
And that example is just one of many I could cite of how just because you may be the owner of a very successful business doesn't necessarily mean you actually run it with any degree of competence. Luckily for Peavey (in the 80's) it had some very qualified and smart managers to save Hartley from himself.
I met them in the 80's when I was called in to consult on bringing a new product (for them) to market...an electronic keyboard. The meetings with Hartley and Melia would really have opened your eyes to how emotional decisions can seriously hamper a company's business. And that just OWNING a business doesn't necessarily make you an expert on how to run one with competence to the fullest degree of it's potential.
So with that in mind just because one may own an RV park doesn't necessarily mean that park is run to peak efficiency or well managed. And it certainly doesn't mean that it is living up to it's profit and growth potential.
That would be foolish.
It really doesn't take all that long to look at a business, understand it's operating schedule, It's product and demographics, it's peak business times, it's manpower, and it's manpower requirements or put another way how many man/hours per day/week/month are needed to get that business to run efficiently and cover reasonable hours of operation.
I have seen during my time in business more than a few companies that have succeeded IN SPITE of bad management and poor economic decisions. Some of that is Market based and timing. A good example is Peavey Electronics of Meridian MS. Owned by Hartley and Melia Peavey and was basically a Hobby turned into a business in 1965.
They had many challenges along the way and made many questionable decisions that cost them money and business. But they have succeeded to become one of the worlds largest music oriented electronics firms. But they needed help of many people along the way including outside consultants.
If you ever met Hartley and Melia you would never guess that they were the type to run such a corporation. But while Hartley is named as CEO it is Melia who made and influenced most major decisions. So in any meeting with them you must be speaking (indirectly) to her. and if you did not understand that fundamental issue about this particular business woe to you. Sadly Melia died in 1998.
Just for fun google him and see for yourself how a CEO of a very successful business can be so clueless in many many ways.
And that example is just one of many I could cite of how just because you may be the owner of a very successful business doesn't necessarily mean you actually run it with any degree of competence. Luckily for Peavey (in the 80's) it had some very qualified and smart managers to save Hartley from himself.
I met them in the 80's when I was called in to consult on bringing a new product (for them) to market...an electronic keyboard. The meetings with Hartley and Melia would really have opened your eyes to how emotional decisions can seriously hamper a company's business. And that just OWNING a business doesn't necessarily make you an expert on how to run one with competence to the fullest degree of it's potential.
So with that in mind just because one may own an RV park doesn't necessarily mean that park is run to peak efficiency or well managed. And it certainly doesn't mean that it is living up to it's profit and growth potential.
