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It's a proven fact that networking with a group of individuals who share the same passion and direction as you helps! Take control of your business and stop having it control you. Learn from your peers and network with other shop owners who want to be successful in the automotive business. Imagine the wealth of knowledge you can get from networking with others!

 
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Welcome Shop Owners!

 

Welcome Shop Owners, The Future Has Arrived!

You're tough, resilient, persistent and independent. You're technical and philosophical. And most of all you are an entrepreneur. You are a modern day Automotive Shop Owner.

You are among an elite group of businesspeople that has survived the turbulent times of the recent past and keeps the world moving. You should be proud. The demands of being an automotive shop owner have created within you a wealth of knowledge. Now, thanks to the Internet, we can bring all the great minds of the automotive shop owners together to make one powerful network coalition: AutoShopOwner.com.

The modern shop owner has made the transition from a technician to a polished professional. Today, the art of business is what you seek. Becoming better at business is your goal.

Want to learn what other shop owners think about business? Do you ever wonder how other shop owners pay their techs, or what percentage they markup parts? Need help on creating a business plan? Thinking of expanding? Or, how about seeking support from other shop owners going through some of the same issues and concerns you have? These and more is what we will bring to you.

AutoShopOwner.com is committed to bringing together the vast knowledge and experience of shop owners from around the world. We are also committed to becoming a resource for business related topics, benchmarking numbers, business forms and much more.

AutoShopOwner.com wants to personally welcome you to this new and exciting website. The future has truly arrived. Together we will cut a path to the new world of automotive business. So strap yourself in and get ready for an electrifying Ride!

Thank you,
Joe Marconi, Osceola Garage
"Network Today for a Stronger Tomorrow"

Had a Tough Day Today? You're the boss, Get Over it!

It's 4:55am. I awake 5 minutes before the alarm is due to go off. As I stagger through the house getting ready for work, my mind fills with thoughts of what needs to be done today, what was not done yesterday, what went wrong yesterday, and ways to make today a better day than yesterday. I'm not attempting to paint a "gloom and doom, the sky is falling" image, but rather illustrate the start of how a typical shop owner begins their day.

Forums: The Power Among Us

They say experience is the best teacher. If this is so, there's probably enough information among automotive shop owners to fill a library the size of the Empire State Building. Each day, shop owners conduct business in the trenches of automotive service and repair. They make tough, real-world decisions. If someone has a question about running an automotive business, there's probably a shop owner out there who knows something on that topic. It's time we profit from this knowledge.

Talking with Terry Greenhut

Being alone in today's automotive aftermarketplace is about as tough as it gets. Not knowing what others with your same problems are doing to solve them forces you to reinvent yourself and your business every time you are faced with a new challenge. An industry as mature as ours has seen and solved most every problem that could come along. If you're having certain issues you can bet that many others have had the same or similar ones and somehow found the answers.

The Evolution of the Automotive Shop Owner

Most of us got into the automotive business probably the same way I did. We had a love for fixing cars and naturally entered into a career as an automotive mechanic. As our skills improved we looked toward the future to stake our claim in the automotive business world. We were mechanics on a Friday, working for dealerships, garages and gas stations. We became shop owners on a Monday and the world for us changed forever.

What Business Are You Really In?

If you’re like me, you probably got into the business of auto repair because of the passion you have for cars and the desire to fix mechanical things. The thrill of bringing back alive a sick engine or transmission was unmatched by any other career choice. So, eventually, after mastering the art of automotive mechanics you ventured out on your own..........

Sales Lesson

It was 1980 when I opened my shop. I rented 4 bays in a building shared with a sporting goods store. I remember one day a customer (I‘ll call him Mr. Priority) arrived and asked if we could do and oil change and a state inspection. He said he was going next door to the sporting goods store to check out the new shotguns that just arrived. It was fall, just before deer season.

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