Degree Days Consulting launches to support propane retailers
May 6, 2020 By Carly McFadden
Aimee LaBrake Allen launched Degree Days Consulting to provide training, coaching and consulting services to the industry.
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Consulting firm Savvi Strategies opens
April 10, 2020 By Carly McFadden
Former LP Gas Rising Leader Amanda Bacon founded consulting firm Savvi Strategies to provide marketing and public relations to businesses in the industry.
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Capital needs often overlooked
February 1, 2008 By Carl Hughes
Last month we addressed the financial fundamentals of a retail propane startup. The objective is to grow sales and gross margin to the scale that the business achieves profitability and then begins earning a sufficient return on equity capital deployed. What is typically overlooked in the business planning of a start-from-scratch operation is the significant ongoing growth capital required to build a retail business.
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December 1, 2007 By Carl Hughes
This is the first of a two-part series on retail propane startups. I chose this topic because the launching of a new retail propane plant is and always has been a fundamental part of the retail propane industry. In a way, it is the classic American capitalistic story – that of entrepreneurs risking capital and energy to create a new business.
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