When you open your auto mechanic shop, you will realize just how hard it is to run a business. Some days you feel like all you do is extinguish fires causing you to ignore growing the business. Before you know it, months have passed, and you’re stuck in the weeds of just getting cars fixed.
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Every industry under the sun has an association that represents them. It’s tough enough owning and running your own business, and it’s even harder to do it all alone and having to figure everything out by yourself. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Associations can be a very cost-effective way of networking with
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Opening up an auto repair shop and making money at an auto repair shop do not automatically go hand in hand, period. Sure, you may love the work and you may eat, sleep, and dream cars, but at the end of the day you have bills to pay. As any aspiring shop owner will quickly
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Not a lot gets written about auto repair shops’ policies and procedures, but without them, you’ll never get to take a vacation. You could also open yourself up to a liability or a lawsuit. In the book, the E-myth revisited, Michael E Gerber teaches business owners to think like McDonald’s when approaching their business practices.
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If you currently own or are looking to start your auto repair shop, you would think that pricing parts are easy. You already know the part costs, and you just set a price based on profit margin and competition. Simple, right? Of course, the answer is it’s not always so black and white, and there
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In a day and age where everything from furniture to groceries can be delivered the same day, the need to carry a large inventory of parts is unnecessary if you have good, well-supplied parts houses within an hour’s delivery of the shop. Carrying a lot of unsold inventory that is slow to move will cut
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Auto repair is one of those services where people often tap their friends and family for a recommendation for some product or service. If you are active on Facebook, you have probably seen someone you know seek recommendations on Facebook. Facebook actually makes it easy to recommend a business. Once a person starts typing a
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It’s no secret that these days, most business is done online. In an age where customers search for every product and service they need on the web first, it’s essential for auto shops to invest in a quality website to increase their visibility and outshine their competitors. In many industries, sales are driven by how
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P&L, or Profit and Loss statements are an essential part of running an auto repair shop. Any business with so many moving parts needs detailed account records and tracking documents to 1) determine whether the operation is actually making any money, 2) find any gaps in cash flow or discover any unnecessary expenses and 3)
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Auto repair shops are cash intensive and usually have a lot of moving parts (pun intended!). From regulations and licensing fees, to local and state taxes for operation, to the sometimes complicated transactions between you and your customers, the economics of running an auto repair shop can get pretty complicated and hard to follow. However,
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One of the top priorities for new auto repair shop owners should be purchasing liability insurance for the business and for the employees. For example, you and your technicians are working automotive magic all day long in the shop, when one of them is hit with a loose bolt while working on an undercarriage. Or
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Though your business model may be simple, automotive repair shops are liable for a large variety of risks and often run into complicated legal arguments. Because there are so many regulations surrounding how and where auto repair shops are allowed to operate (aside from the usual business regulations and obligations), a top priority for the
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There are several regulations and restrictions that auto repair shop owners should consider before opening. While the US is one of the easiest places in the world to open a new business, there are some important steps to take and local laws to research, especially for occupations and services that involve heavy and dangerous equipment.
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Opening an auto repair shop takes more than a simple passion for mechanics. It takes research and careful planning to turn that passion into a viable business. Across all industries, aspiring business owners often run into technical hurdles and red tape that have very little to do with the actual product or service. In fact
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Auto Mechanics, Technicians and FLSA Overtime Pay Our last blog post spoke of when to hire and who to hire for your shop. This post will deal with the things you need to know from an “HR” or human resources perspective. Overtime Pay There have been countless wage and compensation claims and lawsuits within the
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Once your shop is off the ground and running, you will discover quickly that you alone can’t get everything done in a day. If you are reading this, you have probably found yourself in this situation. Naturally, you need the revenue to add staff, but if you can’t get everything done in a day and
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If you have worked at a technician for a shop, you probably have a good idea of what tools and equipment you will need to open a shop. But to save you time in research, we here at ProRevTech have compiled a typical “startup cost” list for you to include in your startup projections for
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So you’ve decided it’s time to stop being a technician and become the shop owner. Congratulations, and ProRevTech is here to help you on your journey. The first thing you are probably wondering about is getting customers to your new shop. And one of the easiest ways is to buy an existing shop with an
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What type of work do you love doing so much that you are willing to take the risk of owning your own repair shop? Second, are there any shops in your area that are already successfully providing that same service? If there are several shops in your area doing something similar to what you want
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It seems like it was just yesterday where you were working long hours in the shop, performing numerous repairs, wishing you were running the shop, and not greasing up your fingers every day. Anytime you saw your boss, the same thing went through your head: “I can do what he’s doing, only better.” You looked
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Can’t you just taste it? It’s 7:00 in the morning, and you’re standing in the customer lounge, brewing the first pot of coffee for the day. Nothing is unusual about that, you’ve been doing this same thing for years. While it is brewing, you turn and head into the shop. You unlock your toolbox and
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One company that is proving the carburetor – especially the Quadrajet – is still viable, is Jet Performance.
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