Navy Veteran Finds Business Success With Meineke Car Care Center
In May, Navy veteran Tom Perez purchased a Meineke Car Care Center location in Pensacola, Fla., with the help of Boost A Hero, a crowdfunding site to help veterans open franchises. Perez raised $6,740 through Boost A Hero, and Meineke discounted the franchise fee and provided additional financing, making it possible for Perez to take over the Pensacola location.
Snap-on Body Shop Catalog Offers Great Business-Building Tools And Accessories
The new Snap-on Body Shop Catalog will help improve customers’ body shop business with a wide assortment of the latest innovative body shop tools and specialty equipment. For a limited time, Snap-on customers can take advantage of special pricing opportunities on these performance-enhancing products.
Boost Your Preventive Maintenance Sales and Repeat Business with Mighty’s Fall Rebate Promotion
Mighty Auto Parts is offering your customers a rebate worth up to $80 toward their next service at your shop within 120 days! This program is designed to increase preventive maintenance sales and to bring the same customers back to your shop for a follow-up visit.
Car Care Council’s Service Schedule and E-mail Reminders Help Your Customers and Your Business
In celebration of Fall Car Care Month in October, the Car Care Council suggests adding a link to the council’s free customized service schedule and e-mail reminder service on your business website as a useful resource for your customers. This simple step only takes seconds to do, and it’s another opportunity to improve customer relationships and increase your service and repair business.
Equipto’s Vehicle Parts Storage Evolves as Business Does
To reduce downtime in servicing vehicles, auto parts storage — from tiny screws to bulky fenders to heavy engine blocks — needs to be efficient. The flexible modular storage system V-Grip by Equipto starts as raw shelving and allows parts managers to adapt and create denser and denser storage capacity as business, budget or storage
Want to Increase Your Brake Business?
To begin, every vehicle that enters your shop should be subject to a “no wrench” inspection. This inspection should include a list of items that can be visually inspected without the disassembly of any components. This “no wrench” inspection virtually takes no additional time for the technician to perform.
New Snap-on Rechargeable 7.2 Volt LED Work Light is a ‘Must Have’ to Brighten Up Business
Powerful, versatile, long-lasting and most importantly, bright, the new Snap-on Rechargeable 7.2 Volt LED Work Light (CTL761) is a “must have” addition to any service bay or Snap-on tool storage unit.
Dana’s Aftermarket Business Boosts Digital Strategy with New Spicer and Specialty Sites, Social Media Activities
To drive and support the growth of its aftermarket business, Dana announced today several advancements in its digital strategy to help customers – both dealers and consumers – more easily specify, locate and purchase genuine Dana products.
Mitch Smith Auto Credits Success to Adhering to ‘Rules of Business’
When you’ve been in business as long as Mitch Smith, you develop some surefire ways to ensure top-quality service and repairs that result in satisfied customers and repeat business. Which leads to one of Smith’s rules of business, or “Mitch-isms” as he calls them: Do to/speak to/service your clients better than anyone else.
Gonzo’s ToolBox: A Jack of All Trades? In This Business, it Pays to Be a Master of One
When the phone rings and it’s a shop I’ve never heard of with a technical question for me, it doesn’t take me long to determine what kind of repair shop they really are. Listening to how they explain the problem or how they tested for the problem gives me enough clues about their abilities.