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The most critical first step in an exit or transition plan is to develop a financial plan and personal vision of what your life will look like post-business.
Jerry was a 63-year-old auto body shop owner who contacted me regarding putting together an exit strategy. Like most shop owners, he had become tired of the day-to-day grind of dealing with the back-and-forth fights with the insurance carriers, yet he still loved the idea of being a part of a business he built from the ground up. Ideally, he would have liked his production manager, Evan, to become his heir apparent, yet he had no idea if Evan was interested in owning the shop or if he was even capable of doing so. His shop was a prime candidate for a consolidator, and he had received an offer from one, yet he cared about his employees and wanted to make sure they were taken care of. Also, he was unsure what he would do with himself if he did not have a place to go. He did not know where to turn.
Best practices, tips, fun facts and history on that essential product in collision repair: body filler.
Why is everybody talking about glue pulling right now?
Repair methods must evolve to keep up with changing technology, and one relatively new method of collision repair that’s growing in popularity, relevance and value is glue pull repair.
ADAS grabs the headlines today, but let’s not forget about another vehicle complexity: advanced materials.
Today’s collision repairers are challenged with a new set of concerns, one being the need to follow OEM repair procedures.
CARSTAR Jacobus Founder Jerry Jacobus and son Dave share a passion for collision repair and also model railroading.
The business model of mobile auto glass replacement has given way to brick-and-mortar locations to accommodate windshield calibrations on vehicles equipped with ADAS.
In a perfect world, every repairer would make the right decisions in every repair, but we don’t live in a perfect world.
