by adminpars | Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Jason and Allison Bass of South County Collision Center in Morgan Hill, Calif., say a unique estimating arrangement helps them sell the job. “We have a large monitor on the wall right behind where Allison sits to write the estimate, and the customer can watch...
by adminpars | Jun 22, 2011 | Body Shop News
Using numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, CollisionWeek reports that expenses (including payroll, benefits, rent and supplies) are eating up a higher percentage of shop revenue. In 2005, expenses equaled 78.5 percent of shop revenue; in 2009, expenses were 85.3...
by adminpars | Jun 22, 2011 | Body Shop News
Looking for free help with the business side of your shop – your accounting and workflow analysis, for example? Score, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, a non-profit partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, offers free online business consulting...
by adminpars | May 25, 2011 | Body Shop News
Need a copy of the estimating guides (often referred to as “P-pages”) for the Audatex, CCC Information Services or Mitchell International estimating systems. All three can be downloaded at no charge from the Database Enhancement Gateway website...
by adminpars | May 25, 2011 | Body Shop News
Want to attract a little more attention for your business without spending a fortune? Here are few low-cost but potentially high-impact marketing ideas shop owners are trying. Dinner on the shop. One shop owner is trying to spend a bigger portion of his marketing...
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