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Repair Shop Management: Why Can’t I Get My People Trained To Act Right?
I can just imagine some of you thinking, “Why waste time reading this when I’ve already tried everything to train my people to act right and perform well AND IT CAN’T BE DONE?! Why keep beating my head against the wall?”
Or, maybe you’re not so cynical and would like a...
Read More Are You Better off Now Than You Were Two Years Ago?
How will your business weather the coming business hurricanes?
OK…you’re still here and so am I! 2008 and 2009 are now behind us. Are you in better financial shape than you were in 2006-2007? Or just treading water? Or are you slowly sinking? (more...)...
Read More Repair Shop Management: Hiring and Retaining Quality People
How good are the people that work for you? How loyal are they? How long do they stay with you? Are they better than you are at their position?
For 25 years, I really struggled with this one. Because my shop was not consistently profitable during that period, I was always...
Read More Repair Shop Management: Making Systems Stick
This is the first in a series of a dozen blogs.
We all know the importance of having good policies and procedures in our shops. Things just go better when everyone knows what to do and how to do it correctly. All well-run businesses have systems and standards that every team...
Read More Grow or Die NOW!
This is my 6th recession as a business owner. The first 5 were relatively short and simple. This one isn't -- for most businesses. Now I admit in the early part of my career I was lucky to make it through those tough times. But as I applied lessons learned...
Read More How to Hire and Manage a Bookkeeper
It was only after 30 years of miscommunication, pain, suffering, embezzlement, and all-around general bamboozling that I finally figured out how to hire and manage a bookkeeper for my shop. (more...)...
Read More What You Don’t Know Can Put You Out of Business
Should you spend time reading this article? Answer this: Are my net operating profits trending down over the last 3 years? In other words, am I bleeding and don't know how to stop it? (more...)...
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