At age 74, Bill knew it would be time to sell his retail propanebusiness within the next few years. The founder and 70 percent owner ofthe company had three children, none of whom were in the business.
Read More The propane industry lost a true safety leader last month with the passing of Norman L. Bushey.
Read More Hundreds of you own and run retail propane operations of all sizesand complexities across the country. I applaud your fortitude, your self-reliance,your focus on customer service and your fierce independence.
Read More In 1996, Richard Handler took over the family propane businessafter the death of his father. He had been involved with the business whenhe was growing up, but after college he chose a career in corporate Americaand moved away.
Read More For sale, cheap: Nation’s sixth largest propane retailer. Publicly owned partnership with plummeting sales, empty stock value and crushing debt load. Hoping to get offer before filing for bankruptcy protection. Call day or night.
Read More Please don’t read this month’s comments as a slam against insuranceagents. If you do, you have missed the point.
Read More Propane retailers dutifully monitoring the nation’s product reserves this summer breathed a collective sigh of relief when the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a stock build of 65 million barrels last month.
Read More Why is it that the large, multi-state propane retail companies are organized as master limited partnerships, rather than the more commonly used corporation structure? Do they have some business or legal insight that you and the other propane marketers don’t know?
Read More The success of most every propane retailer can be traced to the hard-working, dedicated men and women who daily service customers on the front lines of those businesses.
Read More Inexperienced buyers and sellers of propane businesses often lose interest in the details of the transaction once they have signed the letter of intent or term sheet that outlines the broad terms of the deal. Even smart, successful businessmen fall into this practice because they don’t deal with the consternation of buying and selling businesses every day.
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