From the VP: Selling Your Shop
The most important thing a seller of an existing body shop can do is understand who their buyer is. The second thing they need to do is to have a correct valuation on the business and real estate.
Web Presence Management: Facebook’s F8 Conference Offers a Glimpse of the Future
More than 2,000 product experts gathered at the annual F8 Facebook Developer Conference to introduce the latest products, tools and future innovations.
Editor’s Notes: Another One Bites the Dust
My friend and body shop owner Richard Henegar Jr. is closing up shop for reasons that sounded familiar to me: low labor rates, increasing costs and insurance tactics he described as “mafia-style.”
Reader’s Choice: What Do I Need to Get Started in Aluminum Repair?
We’re thinking of adding aluminum repair to our shop. How hard is it to add this to an existing shop regarding the “clean” area?
Web Presence Management: Mobile-Friendly Sites are More Important Than Ever
Google says mobile-friendly sites will have a “significant impact in our search results.” So if someone searches from a mobile device, and you don’t have a mobile-friendly website, you may not show up anymore!
Editor’s Notes: Look, Ma, No Hands!
When I first read about driverless cars, I was appalled. But the idea has been growing on me.
Health & Safety: Training, It’s a Good Habit
You may already do periodic safety training, but now is a good time to brush up on your current practices and make improvements where necessary.
2014 State of the Industry
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Ask the Expert: Just Ask Me a Question
“Ask the Expert” has become a popular online feature for BodyShop Business, and now you can find it in the print magazine.
Home Team Loss Boosts Collision Claim Rates Around NFL Stadiums, HLDI Finds
On days when the team lost or tied, the collision claim rate was 9.4 percent higher than on days without a home game.
Health & Safety: A Matter of Record
Hundreds of serious accidents and injuries happen in body shops across the country every year. Through the process of logging injuries and illnesses, you can establish worker protections designed to reduce and eliminate safety hazards.
Chief Automotive Technologies to Showcase Equipment at NADA Expo
MULTISPOT MI-100control T inverter spot welder, LaserLock Live Mapping system and Structural Holding Package for frame racks will be on display at show taking place Jan. 23-25 in San Francisco.
