Exit Planning: Strategies for Successfully Selling or Passing On Your Auto Body Business
Most business owners dream of either selling their company or passing it on to the next generation. Whatever the plan, the goal is a successful transition for all involved.
Lead Attorney in John Eagle Lawsuit Offers 11 Strategies to Help Body Shops Avoid Their Own $42 Million Verdict
Dallas attorney Todd Tracy just landed a $42 million verdict against John Eagle Collision Center for a negligent repair. Now he wants to protect the rest of the auto body industry from a similar fate.
Valspar Automotive Executive to Talk Money-Making Strategies at SEMA
Charlie Whitaker will discuss how financials correlate to operations and profit, how to build a budget based on your sales mix, and more during the program.
Web-Est Contest Seeks Successful Body Shop Marketing Strategies
Web-Est is inviting auto body professionals to list their most successful marketing ideas to provide new ideas to the industry about effective marketing techniques. Web-Est customers will vote for the best ideas. With economic activity still lagging, Web-Est hopes this contest will provide readers with new ways to bring business to their shops. The top three
PBE Jobbers from Across the U.S. Share Strategies in ’20 Groups’
With one PBE Jobber 20 Group formed, another on the way and a third on the horizon, Square One Systems (SOS) continues to provide the collision repair industry with information-sharing opportunities. These PBE Jobber 20 Groups allow companies in the industry with similar business models to share information on how to improve their businesses. By
PPG MVP Conference Attendees Fly High on Business Survival Strategies
Over 200 attendees at the PPG MVP Business Solutions Fall Conference held Sept. 13-15 in Nashville knew they were in for a treat when Jim “Murph” Murphy jumped onto the stage in a pilot’s suit. The U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and CEO of Afterburner, a corporate training company, wowed the crowd with a video
PPG MVP Conference Attendees Fly High on Business Survival Strategies
Over 200 attendees at the PPG MVP Business Solutions Fall Conference held Sept. 13-15 in Nashville knew they were in for a treat when Jim “Murph” Murphy jumped onto the stage in a pilot’s suit. The U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and CEO of Afterburner, a corporate training company, wowed the crowd with a video
Strategies to Stretch Profit Margins
Your options for increasing profit margins are limited when a vendor supplies you with the part, material or service. Instead, focus on improving the one profit margin you do have direct control over: labor.
Strategies for Preparing – and Presenting – Your Estimate
The insurance industry’s reluctance to pay what I consider to be fair and proper damage appraisals concerns me greatly. It also concerns me greatly that many shops aren’t doing anything about it.