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Joe's weekly business tips that will help you in your day to day operations, focusing on sales, customer service, marketing, advertising, team building, leadership skills, and key performance numbers.

• Yesterday, 05:20 PM
• In: Create a social media policy
• By: Joe Marconi 

General Automotive Discussion Forum. Here you can discuss anything Automotive related as a member of Auto Shop Owner! All General Automotive topics allowed.

• Today, 11:01 AM
• In: Record Vehicles Per Bay Mea...
• By: CARMandP 

Here you can start a non-automotive related topic for discussion. A topic posted in here doesnot have to be Automotive related. AutoShopOwner members can discuss whatever they want in here!

• Today, 10:51 AM
• In: Why California is Broke!
• By: CARMandP 

Introduce yourself to the community! Tell us what you would like to get out of networking with other shop owners. If you are new, make sure you take a moment and start a new thread, to say hello to the community and let everyone know that you are onboard!

• 19 July 2010 - 06:52 AM
• In: Transition from wage earner...
• By: DewayneP 

Here you can post any type of photo or video from another site or include links from the AutoShopOwner Gallery. It does not have to be automotive related. Anything you would like to share or discuss.

• 27 July 2010 - 07:47 AM
• In: National Athem
• By: Gonzo 

What do you do outside of your shop? What vacations have you taken? What hobbies do you have? Share your interests outside of your shop, with the community.

• 06 June 2010 - 09:43 AM
• In: Family
• By: Joe Marconi 

Here you will will find announcements and information from the staff at AutoShopOwner.com. if you have a support request, need help using the site, or feedback, please post it here.

• 04 July 2010 - 04:21 PM
• In: July 4th, Not just another ...
• By: Joe Marconi 

Do you have any automotive business related issues that you need help with? Examples are: Marketing, Human Resource, Customer Service, Hiring & Firing, Accounting, Financial, or any other business related issue. Post a new topic to get help from the community.

• 15 July 2010 - 06:06 AM
• In: Parts Mark up help
• By: Joe Marconi 

Marketing, advertising, and promoting your business are important to maintain and grow your business. Discusssions.

• 27 July 2010 - 06:13 AM
• In: Top Sales Strategies to Win...
• By: Joe Marconi 

Aligning your company with major parts suppliers can help your business grow. Franchising is a way to get into an established business model. Discussions.

• 19 July 2010 - 08:41 PM
• In: Will Banner Programs Compet...
• By: RickM 

Discussions about management systems, software, websites, the internet, online purchasing, how-to, etc.

• 26 July 2010 - 06:31 AM
• In: What Management System are ...
• By: Joe Marconi 

HR Topics, Terminations, New Hires, Team Building, & Training Discussions. State Laws are all different, please check your state laws.

• Today, 01:09 PM
• In: When an employee can’t get ...
• By: Elite Worldwide Inc. 

To generate profitable sales and consistent quality customer service, you ned to be in control of your workflow management, productivity, quality control, and have in place specific systems and procedures

• 21 July 2010 - 06:23 AM
• In: Help me with my gameplan here
• By: Joe Marconi 

A sale must bring profit, if it doesn’t It’s a loss. Accounting is a major part of any business. Are you in control of your accounting and profitability? Are you controlling your payroll to be profitable? Discussions.

• 18 July 2010 - 08:54 PM
• In: The balance between Being C...
• By: Brett_Duke 

You are judged by what the customer sees and experiences. What type of customer service do you provide? Customer Service Discussions.

• Today, 10:00 AM
• In: Am I just crotchety and old...
• By: Gonzo 

This is the place for you to slide back to your technician side and have a talk with others about fixing cars, tools, jobs, etc.

• 05 July 2010 - 02:45 PM
• In: 2000 Infinity I30; Cooling ...
• By: Joe Marconi 

Support the "Right To Repair Act". Are there times when you have hit a brick wall while servicing your customer’s car due to lack of information and software, undefined fault codes, specialized equipment which results in sending your customer to the new car dealer? AutoShopOwner.com will forward the information to National Automotive Task Force (www.nastf.org).

• 18 June 2010 - 08:24 PM
• In: ASO Members, Please Read:
• By: Gonzo 

Are you stuck on a vehicle? Need some help from your peers? Post your requests here and we'll all have a look. Please be as descriptive as possible.

• 25 May 2010 - 05:18 PM
• In: Catalytic Converter High Fa...
• By: xrac 

Technical Tips from shop owners/technicians in the community. Got a tip to share? Please post it here.

• 24 May 2010 - 08:03 AM
• In: Positve Starter Cable Short...
• By: Joe Marconi 

Hi-tech cars need hi-tech equipment. Need advice on purchasing Lifts, tire machines, alignment machines, etc..? General Tools and Equipment discussions.

• 10 July 2010 - 09:36 AM
• In: Charging for Steering Angle...
• By: Joe Marconi 

Selling some equipment, tools, or something else that may be of interest to other shop owners? Looking for somathing particular? Post it here.

• 12 May 2010 - 07:00 AM
• In: Tools and Equipment for Sale
• By: ROBK 

Automotive Business Opportunities, shops for sale, franchise opportunities, and any other bussiness related posts.

• Today, 03:59 AM
• In: Successful Automotive Paint...
• By: AutoShopOwner 

Automotive Breaking News!

• Yesterday, 06:48 PM
• In: Michigan Chrysler dealershi...
• By: AutoShopOwner News