
Auto Body Shop Financials: Breakeven Point and Beyond
Knowing your fixed costs and breakeven point up front may be the difference in making money in a month or not.
Shop Operations
Putting Your Passion for Your Auto Body Business to Work
It's critical to create a culture where everyone embraces doing his or her job with the highest quality and providing excellent customer service — with the same passion that you as the owner have.

Don’t Eat the Bear in One Bite: Planning Your Future in Steps
Just like you don’t need to eat the bear in one bite, you don’t need to have a fully fleshed-out plan in order to have a successful future as a retired body shop owner.

Mystery of the SEMA Show Sticker Man Solved!
Meet Mickey Kahl, owner of Kahl’s Body Shop who's been fighting insurers in his town a lot lately.
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Do You Qualify for the Employee Retention Tax Credit? (The Answer Might Surprise You)
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