It's been more than 3 years since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act and the new healthcare regulations continue to be controversial. In fact, as of late May, Republicans in the House had tried for the 37th time to repeal the regulations.

Dealers can move beyond only project-based selling of post hole diggers through effective stocking, package deals and rental.

In the year or so since I've been writing for Inc.com, I've received several hundred emails from readers asking for assistance and advice. From this experience, I've observed that the following 10 basic selling errors are surprisingly common.

Assume for a moment that I just gave you a business and today is the eighth of the month. Monthly sales so far total $65,000. Are you having a good month? You probably can't answer this because you don't know the details of the business. However, I've found that when I ask entrepreneurs this same question about their own business, they don't have an answer. Read more: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226972#ixzz2WUBPfq3Z

In May of this year, the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers reported 17,193 compact tractors were sold in North America, a 27% increase from May 2012.

Midwest Machinery of central Minnesota has grown from 2 stores to 9 stores in the last 10 years and last year, they hired 41 new people.

In this day of emails, texts and Facebook messaging, the way your dealership handles phone calls should still be one of its most critical sales strategies.

Jim Paugh, the newly elected president of the Outdoor Power Equipment Aftermarket Assn. (OPEAA), says his number 1 goal is to improve communication with members.