For the golf car and golf cart industry
Build a golf car business that runs well when you step out of the shop.
Maple Creek Carts is education, leadership coaching, and business training for owners, general managers, and leadership teams across the golf car industry. We help you build stronger leaders, better teams, healthier numbers, and a business that does not depend on you for every decision.
Who it is for
Built for the people running the business
Owners, general managers, and leaders across the industry, from the showroom floor to the course cart barn.
- Dealers and dealer groupsNew and used sales, service, parts, and accessories under one roof, or several.
- Manufacturers, builders, and upfittersProduction, custom builds, and conversions.
- Service and repair shopsIndependent shops and mobile service.
- Parts and accessory businessesRetail counters, online stores, and installers.
- Rental, fleet, and resort operatorsRental fleets, resorts, campgrounds, and event operators.
- Golf course and community fleet managersCourses, clubs, and communities that run their own carts.
The real work
What golf car businesses wrestle with
Most business training is written for other industries. These are the questions golf car businesses face every year.
The spring rush
Sales, service, and accessory work all peak together. The decisions that shape the season get made in the winter: what to order, who to hire, and how much cash to hold back.
Inventory and floor plan costs
Every unit on the lot carries interest, and curtailment payments come due whether a cart sells or not. Aging and true cost per unit should drive what you order next.
Profit by department
New, used, service, parts, and accessories each have their own margins and their own overhead. It is common to know total profit without knowing which departments produce it.
Service department productivity
A full bay is not the same as a profitable one. Billed hours against paid hours, comebacks, and how a cart moves from write-up to pickup tell the real story.
Staffing ahead of the season
Technicians, detail help, and seasonal sales staff need to be hired and trained before the rush, not during it. That takes a people plan and a cash plan.
Pricing carts, accessories, and builds
Lift kits, seating, lighting, and full custom builds need prices that cover parts, labor, and the time it takes to quote and install them.
Customer financing
Offering financing can move more units and change when cash arrives. It also brings lender relationships, paperwork, and choices about who on the team owns the process.
Street-legal and LSV conversions
Low-speed vehicle and street-legal conversions add parts, labor, and paperwork, and the rules vary by state and town. Price and process both have to account for it.
Growth, succession, or sale
Adding a brand, a location, or a rental fleet changes the business. So does planning for a partner change, a family succession, or an eventual sale.
What we offer
Five ways we plan to help
Each area is designed for golf car businesses specifically, and each one connects to the others.
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Leadership coaching
One-to-one coaching for owners and general managers, and facilitated work with leadership teams.
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Business training
Practical training on department profitability, inventory and floor plans, seasonal cash, pricing, KPIs, service operations, hiring, and a steady management rhythm.
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Education
Workshops, courses, webinars, and resources built around how golf car businesses actually run.
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Peer learning and community
Small groups of golf car business leaders who meet to compare notes, work through decisions, and hold each other to what they said they would do.
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Advisory and fractional CFO
Advisory and fractional CFO work for golf car businesses, delivered through Maple Creek Advisors.
We are opening these areas one at a time. Formats, dates, and pricing are being set now and will be published here when they are final. Today, the way in is a conversation with Josh and Matt.
Who you will work with
Josh Muller and Matt LaFleur
Two business owners who work on the people side and the numbers side of the same decisions.
Josh Muller
Coaching, leadership, and vision
Josh founded Maple Creek Coaching after building and selling a construction company of his own. He coaches owners and facilitates leadership teams.
Matt LaFleur
Financial clarity, strategy, and operations
Matt is a CPA with more than 14 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, and advisory work. He helps owners understand their numbers and act on them.
Start with a conversation
Tell us about your business, what is working, and what keeps landing on your desk. If we can help, we will say how. If we are not the right fit, we will say that too.