WIX Filters Announces ‘Win Gas For A Year’ Sweepstakes

WIX Filters, a member of the Affinia Group family of brands, through a partnership with Performance Racing Network, is offering a “Win Gas for a Year” sweepstakes in which one winner will receive nearly $4,000 in free gas.

The sweepstakes began March 1 and contestants can enter online at www.goprn.com/fans through June 30. Entries also can be made by filling out name, address, telephone number and age on a 3” x 5” index card and mailing to: PRN’s Win Gas for a Year Sweepstakes, PO Box 610, Harrisburg, N.C. 28075.

The winner will receive a gas gift card to the retail gas company of their choice for $3,900, which is the equivalent of $75 in gas for 52 weeks.

“With gas prices rising to record levels nationwide and with the summer driving season approaching, this promotion will help one lucky winner cope with the pain at the pump,” said Mike Harvey, brand manager for WIX Filters. “In addition to helping the winner fuel their engine without emptying their wallets, our partnership with Performance Racing Network also is designed to connect consumers with the WIX brand.”

The promotion ends June 30, 2012 and a winner will be chosen on or around July 21. Only one entry per person will be accepted, whether by email address through online entries or postcard; no purchase is necessary.

For official rules, prize details and entry form, visit www.goprn.com/fans or www.gospeedway.com.

When Your Shop Is Worth Much More Than You Thought

Although every sale of a shop in which I am involved has its own unique set of circumstances, which makes my job both very interesting and very challenging, Cowden Automotive stands out as particularly memorable because I was able to demonstrate to the long-time owner, Paul Cowden, that his business was worth about three times what he had initially thought.

Case Study: Owner of San Francisco-based Import Service Shop Delighted to Discover Just How Valuable His Business is to Qualified Buyers
I sometimes share case studies of the clients I have been able to assist in my role as an aftermarket business broker and provider of intermediary and advisory services. I do that when I think the story will provide a reader in similar circumstances with new insights or helpful information.
In the case of Cowden Automotive, Inc., I acted in a consulting capacity assisting the owner and his broker in valuing the business, creating a marketing plan, finding a qualified buyer, and arranging financing for the sale.
Although every sale of a shop in which I am involved has its own unique set of circumstances, which makes my job both very interesting and very challenging, Cowden Automotive stands out as particularly memorable because I was able to demonstrate to the long-time owner, Paul Cowden, that his business was worth about three times what he had initially thought.
Needless to say, delivering that kind of good news to a shop owner is a rewarding experience. Discovering that the sale of his business would result in his retirement nest-egg being substantially larger than he had ever thought was a fitting tribute to someone who had spent his entire working career as a busy automotive service shop owner.

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