OPE+ Power Forum
January 18-20, 2026
Lake Buena Vista, FL
OPE+ Power Forum brings together top experts and leaders from the outdoor power equipment industry to focus on critical issues, the latest trends, business growth, and future planning with workshops, seminars, case studies, and more. It’s a one-of-a-kind educational experience that’s designed to help your dealership thrive and ensure you’re aware of where the industry and your customers are headed. This is the must-attend event for outdoor power equipment dealers and landscape professionals.
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OPE+ Power Forum News
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Yakta Joins OPE Dealer Forum as Platinum Sponsor
OPE Business is excited to welcome Yakta to OPE Business Dealer Forum 2023 as the platinum sponsor of this business conference. Since 1988, Yakta has been making, selling, and servicing innovative outdoor power equipment, and is expanding its offering with a new zero-turn mower, to be introduced at this year’s Equip Expo. The company has a passion
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Register today for OPE Business Dealer Forum
I want you to think seriously about attending the OPE Business Dealer Forum on Nov. 5-7 in Dallas, Texas. We launched the Dealer Forum in 2022 and we schedule it with two other B2B happenings; the Accelerate Conference is organized by our partners at Powersports Business magazine, and the Elevate Summit is a product of Boating
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Nominate a Leader you Admire
The OPE Business Movers & Shakers Awards recognizes professionals in the OPE industry who lead with vision and influence to move the industry forward. In the past year, these leaders have embraced the challenges facing the industry, they’ve taken the opportunity to rethink the way they do business, and they’ve managed teams to success. Winners
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Help Us Award OPE Industry Leaders and Stars
The OPE industry grows and evolves because of the dedication of dealers, manufacturers, suppliers and service providers nationwide. We want to award the best of us all, and we have created two awards programs to help us celebrate. And we need you to nominate OPE industry leaders. You can nominate yourself or a co-worker for
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Help Us Award the Best of the OPE Industry
The OPE industry grows and evolves because of the dedication of dealers, manufacturers, suppliers and service providers nationwide. We want to award the best of us all, and we have created two awards programs to help us celebrate. We say “us” because we need your help. You can nominate yourself or a co-worker for either
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Brodner Equipment to attend Dealer Forum in Orlando
Brodner Equipment, the 62-year-old, family-owned OPE dealership with New York locations in Rochester and Depew, is on board for the debut edition of the OPE Business Dealer Forum in Orlando. OPE dealership owners and managers will be gathering Nov. 14-16 at the Caribe Royale to get a leg up on 2023 business performance. Brodner Equipment
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Andersons’ Sales & Service heading to Dealer Forum
Andersons’ Sales & Service, with three OPE dealership locations across two states, is on board for the debut edition of the OPE Business Dealer Forum in Orlando. OPE dealership owners and managers will be gathering Nov. 14-16 at the Caribe Royale to get a leg up on 2023 business performance. Andersons’ began in 1990 when
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M&H Equipment Service headed to inaugural OPE Business Dealer Forum
There’s still plenty of time to get registered for the inaugural OPE Business Dealer Forum. M&H Equipment Service in Harwinton, Connecticut, is the latest outdoor power equipment dealership to commit to the Dealer Forum, being held Nov. 14-16 in Orlando at the Caribe Royale Hotel. The inaugural OPE Business Dealer Forum currently has 21 different
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Dealerships from six states commit to Dealer Forum
With less than two months until the kickoff of the inaugural OPE Business Dealer Forum in Orlando, owners and staff representing independent servicing dealerships in six different states have registered. OPE dealerships that will have owners and/or staff in attendance at the 2022 OPE Business Dealer Forum Nov. 14-16 at the Caribe Royale Resort are
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Dealerships report September 2022 business performance
Nearly 2 out of 3 independent servicing OPE dealership owners described their September 2022 business performance as “Below plan,” according to the latest exclusive data from OPE Business magazine. The latest 1-question survey to dealership owners asked: “How would you characterize your dealership’s September business performance relative to plan? If you have multiple locations, please