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9 Reasons to Join OPEESA

OPEESA is the Outdoor Power Equipment and Engine Service Association. Our membership includes more than 140 distributors and manufacturers of outdoor power equipment and air-cooled gas and diesel engines. Our mission is to assist our members in achieving outstanding channel performance through:

•  High Quality Pertinent Annual Meetings
•  Benchmarking Top Industry Issues
•  Growth: Member and Consolidations
•  Membership Education Programs

To fulfill our mission, we offer a wide range of services and programs as well as opportunities to share ideas with fellow distributors. In addition, we foster cooperation and proven leadership among manufacturers, distributors, and dealers in the outdoor power equipment industry.

1. Improve the productivity, profitability and performance of your business.
Seminars, conferences, and other OPEESA-sponsored educational opportunities help you better manage your business and develop strategies to meet distributor challenges. OPEESA University was created to help meet these needs.

2. Join a nationwide network of manufacturers, distributors, and dealers committed to the industry. OPEESA is committed to promoting the "value-added services" provided by distributors to manufacturers, dealers, and end-users.

3. Advance the profession—Channel Leadership. The independent distributor is the unifying link between manufacturers and dealers. OPEESA will continue to play a major role in the creation of efficient, secure, and profitable marketing channels, thus making outdoor power equipment highly attractive to the ultimate consumer.

4. Annual Benchmarking Financial Surveys. OPEESA members may participate in profit performance, bad debt and compensation surveys. These surveys allows you to confidentially determine how your company “stacks up” versus others in your industry. They also provide suggestions for improvement.

5. Exclusive "members-only" services and partner programs. OPEESA partners with key vendors to provide our members with discounts and special access to unique programs and products.

6. Exclusive "members-only" area on the web site. The member directory, state dealer protection laws and more, are available to our members.

7. Government lobbying. OPEESA is a member of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW). This Washington-based association is a powerful voice representing our interests.

8. Networking opportunities. The Annual Membership Meeting provides numerous opportunities to learn from your fellow distributor, manufacturer, and OPE service members through a structured format and social network..

9. Resources to keep you informed about trends in the marketplace and industry news. We offer three eNewsletters, each with a different purpose and prospective. Members have the ability to manage these subscriptions. Monthly In-the-Know - contains the latest news and developments in the OPE industry. Monthly OPEESA eNewsletter - highlights our activities, educational opportunities and the efforts of the NAW. Weekly eNewsletter (when Congress is in session) from the Small Business Legislative Council - provides updates on the activities in Washington DC, information that is vital to running a business today.

Our monthly e–news bulletins remind members about educational opportunities, upcoming events, and industry news that could impact members' businesses.