HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- GE Capital Commercial Distribution Finance has launched a program with Spader Business Management aimed at improving the business performance of recreational vehicle dealers.

GE Capital will subsidize a one-year subscription to Spader True, an online system that allows qualified recreational vehicle dealers to compare their business performance against industry benchmarks on a wide variety of financial metrics.

Spader Trues interactive system provides a summary of more than 1,500 individual data points in a series of graphic displays, known as dashboards. It allows dealers to compare their performance on a wide variety of detailed metrics related to expenses, sales mix and profit margins, by department, against industry averages.

"GE Capital wants dealers to have the best financial reporting and forecasting tools to grow their businesses," said Pete Lannon, managing director-RV for GE Capitals Commercial Distribution Finance business.

"We are pleased to help make the new Spader True product available to dealers."

Under the program, GE will pay 50 percent of the cost of a one-year subscription.

"Spader True contains live data that dealers can start using immediately," said John Spader, president of Spader Business Management of Sioux Falls, S.D.

"Spader True provides a true measure of businesses performance to show where they are now, where theyre headed and where they need to be for a healthy organization. It was designed to be used by dealers and their management team so that, with one quick look, they can discover whats working and what needs improvement."

Spader Business Management has worked with the International Motor Coach Group and the United Motorcoach Association to develop business improvement programs for coach operators known as 20 Groups.