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Taking a Fresh Look at Your Business

Chances are you are not managing your oil or propane company the same way you were running things 10 or 20 years ago. But did you arrive at the current state as a result of deliberate changes, or by happenstance? Did you purposely evolve the business to a

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Cold Weather Improves Margins

Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP Certified Public Accountants, Westwood, Mass., recently released the results of the firm’s 23rd annual Oilheat Industry Survey. The survey was distributed to retail fuel oil and propane dealers throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atl

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Marketers Discuss Diversification

Executives from energy companies discussed diversification during a panel discussion conducted at the recent 2014 Visions Conference.

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Avoid a Big Tax Bite When Selling Your Oilheat Business

For somebody in my line of work there is no worse feeling than walking into the closing of the sale of a business, only to have the seller turn to me and ask, “How much will I have to pay in taxes?” Argh!

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Maintaining Momentum Into the Next Heating Season

As I write this in late May there are still nights when my home heating system clicks on to fight off the late spring chill. Sales of both heating oil and propane were significantly stronger this year, and margins for most dealers remained steady.

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Offer Customers the Financing They Prefer

Full-service fuel marketers need to offer customers good options for financing purchases of heating and cooling equipment, or they risk losing sales, according to a prominent energy efficiency financing expert.

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