Unlike parts, labor margins (what you make on the labor you sell) can swing dramatically based on a number of factors. So if you feel like your technicians in your automotive repair shop are busy
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In the book Profit First by Mike Michalowicz, he calls your business “an out-of-control cash-eating monster.” Unfortunately, that is all too true for most automotive repair shop owners. Time and time again, we see business
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What a great feeling it is to have the highest topline sales year we’ve ever had! The success should make us reflect to acknowledge what got us here. Being fully staffed, training for service advisors
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There is a very long list of items an automotive repair shop includes in the category of shop supplies. For example, Acetylene, Protective Materials, Gasket Materials, Bench Lubricants, Special Adhesive, Chassis Grease, Gasket Sealer Comp.,
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John and Sue are busier than ever! Their parking lot is packed; their techs have one car after the other in their bays. The phone is ringing off the hook—being an auto repair shop owner
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If your reaction to this question is, “Of course, I’m striving to be the best,” let’s do a quick reality check to see if this is true. As a result of Covid-19 last year, a
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On a daily basis, I go over financial reports with auto repair shop owners and find a negative number at the bottom of their annual report. Sales are not where they need to be. They
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As an independent automotive repair shop owner, you hold responsibility for the reputation of your shop. You are also responsible to keep your team motivated, productive, positive, and passionate about what they do. And you
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As the shop owner, you carry the responsibility for the safety, health, and financial well-being of your team and yourself — and most of the time, you are not compensated enough for that responsibility (and
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Are you going to be sobbing over your Thanksgiving turkey as you think about December? Many auto repair shop owners tell me that the holiday season, while busy for many retailers, is their slowest time
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