19 Quotes by Brian Peters

We believe that it is very important for the dealers to work with this next class of active clients to have them sign on to the new market standards.

Would you be notified of other kind of minority groups moving in?

One of the primary purposes of this rapid branch expansion has been to take advantage of opportunities as they become available in attractive markets. Although these new locations have increased overhead expenses, we are confident they will contribute to profitability within the next few years.

I admire the guys who can do it with as little technology as possible, two turntables and a microphone.

Over the past 12 months, we have expanded our loan portfolio and anticipate that because of the high growth throughout the Tampa Bay area we should be able to continue at that rate this year.

Over the past 12 months, the major components of our loan portfolio have showed significant growth. We have increased residential construction loans 7% and commercial real estate loans 14% from a year ago. These components now make up 73% of the loan portfolio. In addition, we continue to let our installment loans drop off as they now represent just 8% of the loan portfolio compared to 9% a year ago.

We want the show to be a vibrant and rewarding experience for its visitors and plan to bring it to life using theatre, entertainment and music. We intend to move it away from being just an exhibition to being a real show that competes head to head with any other top entertainment experience whilst demonstrating the excellence of British marine products.

We came close to filling the plane, and more than half our customers were non-Club Corp. members. It was a very successful event for us, and we've seen a big increase in business because of the Rose Bowl package.

We have made significant progress on six additional branch offices, which we expect to open in the next few months. In addition, we have plans to open three other branch offices later this year, and will continue to explore further branch expansion opportunities in the greater Tampa Bay area. While we expect to see higher expenses in future periods as a result of our expansion, over time these new branches should further improve our profitability by providing us low cost deposits to fund our loan growth.