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THE PARTS YOU NEED FOR THE RIDE OF YOUR DREAMS MIKE KNAUSS PRESENTS
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A LITTLE ABOUT ME o GRADUATED FROM CENTREVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1995 o COMPLETED A TOOL & DIE JOURNEYMAN APPRENTICESHIP THROUGH GLEN OAKS o FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS IVE WORKED AT BURR OAK TOOL o MARRIED TO MY WIFE, AMANDA, AND HAVE 3 GREAT CHILDREN o IVE HAD A PASSION FOR CARS PRETTY MUCH MY ENTIRE LIFE o DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF HAVING MY OWN BUSINESS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET o CREATED A DBA KNOWN AS THE GEARBOX GARAGE
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INDUSTRY RESOURCES o SEMA – SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION o STARTED IN 1963 BY A SMALL GROUP OF PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS o ENCOURAGES IMPROVED BUSINESS PRACTICES IN THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET o TODAY, SEMA HAS NEARLY 6,400 MEMBERS. o SAN – SEMA ACTION NETWORK o COMPRISED OF A GROUP WITHIN SEMA o LOBBY AGAINST LAW MAKERS WHO TRY TO CREATE UNFAIR REGULATIONS AGAINST THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET INDUSTRY o ARMO – AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION MARKET ASSOCIATION o DEDICATED TO MONITORING LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES THAT MAY AFFECT THE INDUSTRY o OFFERS SPECIAL PROJECTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO ASSIST BUSINESS OWNERS INVOLVED IN THE RESTORATION INDUSTRY o 3 RD ANNUAL NATIONAL COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY, JULY 13,2012 o A RESULT OTHE EFFORTS MADE BY SEMA AND ITS COUNCILS, AND WITH HELP FROM THE U.S. SENATE. o HELPS TO PRESERVE OUR NATIONS AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE AND THE MILLIONS OF HOBBYISTS IT SUPPORTS WHILE PROVIDING WELL PAYING, HIGH-SKILLED JOBS NATIONWIDE. o HRIA – HOT ROD INDUSTRY ALLIANCE o FOCUSES ON PROMOTING AWARENESS OF INDUSTRY SPECIFIC ISSUES o DEVELOPES STRATEGIES & PROGRAMS TO ASSIST IN IMPROVING BUSINESS PRACTICES WITHIN THE AFTERMARKET INDUSTRY
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THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET 2011 SALES REACHED A TOTAL OF $29.99 BILLION, UP 5% FROM 2010 STREET PERFORMANCE BECOMES THE DOMINANT NICHE IN THE MARKET STREET PERFORMANCE SALES LEAD AT $6.48 BILLION ANNUALLY APPEARANCE PRODUCTS DROP, PERFORMANCE, SUSPENSION & HANDLING MAKES STEADY RAISES WITH $10.33 AND $7.73 BILLION IN SALES IN 2011
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CREATE A WEB SITE SPECIFIC TO HOT ROD & STREET PERFORMANCE ENTHUSIASTS BUILDING THE BRAND BY SUPPORTING LOCAL EVENTS INTRODUCE OUR OWN PRODUCT LINE o MEET POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS o PROMOTES FAMILIARITY AND BUILDS TRUST o FIRST HAND LOOK AT TRENDS IN THE LOCAL MARKET o PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH INFORMATION BETWEEN EVENTS o LINKED TO OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE o ADDED POTENTIAL TO REACH CUSTOMERS o PRESENTED THE IDEA TO COLE QUINNEL o WORKING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS o PRODUCT TESTING AFTER PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT ACQUIRED A DEALER ACCOUNT WITH MOTORSTATE DISTRIBUTING o 5-TIME WINNER OF THE SEMA W.D. OF THE YEAR AWARD o 75,000 PART #S FROM OVER 560 MANUFACTURERS o PRICE GUIDE PRO OFFERS LIVE INVENTORY AND PRICING o STARTED FROM THE TRUNK OF A CAR THE PROCESS OF BUSINESS CREATION
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HOW CAN THIS GENERATE GROWTH IN THE COMMUNITY? RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST AREAS OF THE U.S. ECONOMY. o GEORGE LANE - LANE AUTOMOTIVE o STARTED AS A PART-TIME VENTURE IN HIS GARAGE IN 1964 o IN 1971 HE EXPANDED AND STARTED MOTORSTATE DISTRIBUTING, SUPPLYING PARTS WORLD-WIDE o PRESENTLY OPERATES IN A 153,000 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE WITH OVER 75,000 PART NUMBERS o MIKE YAGER - MID-AMERICA MOTORWORKS o IN 1974, STARTED WITH A $500 LOAN SELLING PARTS AND ACCESSORIES o SOLD FROM THE TRUNK OF A BORROWED CAR o CURRENTLY A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY
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o KYLE & STACY TUCKER – DETROIT SPEED AND ENGINEERING o STARTED IN A 2-CAR GARAGE o KNOWN THROUGH-OUT THE INDUSTRY FOR TOP OF THE LINE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND HIGH QUALITY CAR BUILDS o HAVE BUILT PROJECT CARS FOR RICK HENDRICK, KYLE BUSCH, DALE EARNHART, JR., TIME ALLEN AND MANY MORE o SUMMIT RACING – STOW, OHIO o STARTED AS A ONE-PERSON, PART-TIME BUSINESS IN 1968 o REVOLUTIONIZED THE MAIL-ORDER INDUSTRY IN THE 1970s o TODAY IS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS 3 WAREHOUSES IN OHIO, NEVADA AND GEORGIA
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CURRENT AND FUTURE PLANS o CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING LOCAL EVENTS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS o CURRENTLY UTILIZING LOCAL BUSINESSES TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF OUR OWN PRODUCT LINE CALLED G-TR PRECISION COMPONENTS o FINALIZE OUR PROTOTYPE REAR SUSPENSION FOR 63-72 CHEVY TRUCKS AND MARKET THE PRODUCT THROUGH COLE QUINNELL TO BECOME NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED o WITHIN 5 YEARS, ESTABLISH A PERMANENT COMMERCIAL/RETAIL SPACE. THIS CAN DRAW IN MORE CONSUMERS TO THE AREA AND AID IN THE GROWTH OF LOCAL EVENTS
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