EdmondChar

Welcome to the site, Edmond. In addition to being proficient in automotive, you will also need to be proficient in business. Even though you may opt to remain small, your business skills you help keep you alive. Many great techs, myself included, suffered financially because we built our businesses around our mechanical expertise. While I feel that it helped me early on, to sustain a business long term will require business skills. This site has a lot of great info from many, many shop owners around the country. In addition, find out what training companies in your area offer any business management courses.

 

Good luck, thank you for your service to our country and don't be a stranger on AutoShopOwner, We are all here to help and support you in you new venture!

Thanks! this site was exactly what I was looking for. Great information.

I am Edmond, I am new to this site. Currently I am a 91b in the Army aspiring to open up my own auto repair shop in my hometown. A wealthy town outside of Boston where very few work on their own vehicles. There is only one other auto repair shop in my town. My idea is to have a small repair shop as the people in my town love to support small business. I will have very competitive prices, preform quality work, and provide customers with a free rental.

To become ASE certified I need 2 years experience. Does it matter to the ASE that my experiance is with diesel trucks and not with gas engines? How much additional schooling is necessary to become certified auto master mechanic (A1-A8)? thank you! Any advice would help as I am in the beginning stages of planning.