hot topics, and key issues. Then the Events Advisory Committee reviews to ensure it’s the best possible list of top- ics and speakers to benefit auto recy- clers.”

Here’s a sample of some of the topics that will be featured this year: >> 7 Drivers of Faster Growth and Profits Presenter Jon O’Malley,

You Profit Coaching, focuses on how to grow a business faster and smarter than most companies. This session, according to O’Malley, has been well-received by hun- dreds of small business owners and

their key employees. Key issues to be covered include: • The 7 profit drivers for every business and how to use them to grow by 75-100% this year • The 6 steps to a better business • How to triple your profits • How to generate more sales with less advertising costs

• How to get rid of marketing efforts that don’t work • How to improve gross profit margins • How to build a business rather than just a JOB • How to make more money while freeing up your time to live more life

• How to build a winning team

A Session to Attend Takata Airbag Litigation Update:

Thursday, Oct. 8th 9am-9:55am ARA Members cannot afford to miss this

session! Hear directly from representatives of the Association’s litigation firm about the ongoing class action lawsuit against Takata Corporation and automakers.

>> Three Things You Need To Do To Survive and Grow Robert and Chad Counts will discuss making invento- ry your first priority in order to nourish your business and help it to grow. They will cover buying inventory with the 1st dollar, JIT (just

in time) replacement, leveraging employees, and controlling cash flow.

>> State of the Salvage Market: Volume, Value, and Tackling Illegal Operators in the UK & U.S. This session by Andy Latham (Managing Director and Head of Recycling Network for Salvage Wire and Reco Auto) and Sandy Blalock (Industry Consultant and Past ARA President) and will provide information to help attendees understand the cur- rent UK salvage and auto recycling marketplace, including volume of vehicles processed, value of the market, the ways vehicles come into the marketplace, missing vehicles, and the steps in place to tighten regulations and reduce the volume of illegal opera- tors. Sandy Blalock will discuss what actions have been taken to reduce the volume of illegal operators in the U.S.

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