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  This could be the best team exercise you’ve ever done; unless you’ve done some team building exercises on an obstacle course, or at a horse ranch. For the small business person, a SWOT exercise is like creating a strategic plan. A strategic plan you say? That is for the big world of corporate America. But I say no. EVERY company needs a strategic plan. It is really about short and long-range goals, and what we will need to do more of, less of, and new things to keep us competitive and...

Jasper Engines & Transmissions is pleased to announce the addition of the Nissan 5.6L VK56DE to its remanufactured gas engine line.   This engine is available for the following Nissan applications: 2004-2006 Titan, Armada, Pathfinder (non-VVT) 2007-2015 Titan, Armada, Pathfinder (VVT) 2012-2015 NV2500/NV3500 (VVT)   “JASPER replaces the OE cast aluminum pistons with an upgraded aluminum piston  of our own design,” says Brad Boeglin, JASPER New Product Development Group Lea...

Jasper Engines & Transmissions is pleased to announce the addition of the Chrysler 3.6L Pentastar to its remanufactured gas engine line. This engine is available for the following 2011-2016 applications: Dodge                                              Chrysler  &...

JASPER® customer, Tony Habermel of New Albany, Indiana, was able to watch his remanufactured Ford 390 Big Block on the dynamometer during a recent visit to Jasper Authentic Custom Drivetrains. A numbers-matching build, including a dyno-run, was part of the package Tony purchased for his 1969 Ford Torino GT Sport Roof. “My Aunt & Uncle bought the car brand new in February of ’69,” said Tony.  “The car sat for nearly 20 years in my Aunt’s garage, on carpet and under a cover.”...

Jasper Engines & Transmissions is proud to announce the acquisition of Jasper Engines & Transmissions of Greensboro, North Carolina. Located at 4120 Beechwood Drive in Greensboro, this branch opened in 1986 as an independent distributorship, selling JASPER® quality remanufactured products to customers in North Carolina, and southern Virginia.  “Our Greensboro customers can now take full advantage of several JASPER programs not afforded to them in the past,” said Zach Bawel, JAS...

The Perry County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on December 19 for the first local student-led manufacturing facility, Commodore Manufacturing. Commodore Manufacturing is 100% student-led and operated; the business plan was created by students in the business pathway and the HIRE Manufacturing students are responsible for the customer interactions, quality, production, marketing, payroll, and safety components of the business. JASPER Vice President of Logistics, Luke Bawel, spoke to t...

Whether it’s time to write an ad for Facebook or creating an offer on Google and sending out a post card, marketing is an important part of your job in regards to driving traffic and awareness to your business. If you promote, ‘Great Dependable Service’ and you aren’t at the top of your game, hold the marketing effort. Don’t promote your business; fix it first. You don’t need transactions, you need customers for life. Your growth goal should be to find long-term relationship customer...

Jasper Engines & Transmissions has expanded the availability of its remanufactured GM 6L80E transmission line.  Originally released in April 2011, this 6-speed transmission is available on exchange for the following 2014-2015 vehicles: Chevrolet/GMC 1500  Suburban  Tahoe  Yukon  The transmission control module (TCM) is physically contained inside this transmission. “The control modules are hydraulically and electronically tested on a stand-alone system, then tested...

There was a great discovery in Oklahoma City when chalkboard drawings from 1917 were found at a high school. While remodeling Emerson High School, contractors found lessons nearly 100 years old underneath old chalkboards that were to be replaced with new whiteboards. The school principal said, “It was like a spiritual moment because people who had lived, played and worked in here – a part of them, is preserved”. Have you unearthed some of your old writings lately? Go and find an old folder...

  How impatient are you? When you are in a coffee shop looking for a cup of black coffee, a typical 46 second transaction, however it takes 10 minutes to get your cup of Joe, are you as impatient as me? All I want is a cup of black coffee. Long lines in the morning are normal, I guess. But is that OK? All I want is a cup of coffee, no frills. I’m hearing customers place orders that sound almost like a foreign language. Some single cups of coffee shoot up to $5 and there is extra time need...