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How to Start Your Own Auto Body Shop

How to Start Your Own Auto Body Shop

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Embark on your journey to automotive entrepreneurship with precision and strategy. This comprehensive guide unveils the roadmap to launching a thriving auto body shop from scratch. Delve into meticulous planning strategies, followed by invaluable insights on day-to-day business management. Explore essential areas such as market analysis, targeted marketing approaches, meticulous employee training and record-keeping, as well as crucial financial tasks like accounting and bookkeeping. Start your auto body shop venture today, equipped with the knowledge to steer towards success from day one!
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  • Plan

    • Develop Market Research
    • Calculate Startup Costs
    • Write Your Business Plan
    • Funding Your Business
  • Start

    • Choose Your Business Structure
    • Choose Your Business Name
    • Register Your Business
    • Pick Your Business Location
  • Grow

    • Hire and Manage Employees
    • Marketing and Sales
    • Accounting & Cash Flow
    • Developing New Customers
    • How to start and manage your auto body shop.
    • How to develop new customers and accounts for your body shop business.
    • Select from the list of products and services that you can offer in your body shop.
    • How to choose the best name and location for your body shop.
    • How to finance your body shop.
    • Practical and useful layout design tips for your body shop.
    • The accounting and bookkeeping you will need to keep for your body shop.
    • The licenses, regulations and permits that you will need to operate your body shop.
    • How to analyze the body shop competition to determine the best way to compete in your market area.
    • How much to charge for your body shop services and how to determine the pricing structures that you should utilize.
    • How to establish cost and cash controls.
    • How to detect and avoid employee theft and dishonesty.
    • Sections on equipment, publications, franchises and associations.
    • How to devise your auto body shop marketing plan and advertising budgets.
    • Links to local and government websites to assist you in the start-up and ongoing management of your auto body shop business.

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Included with your book...

Free Business Forms

Free access to downloadable business forms. The forms include invoices, customer order form, mileage log and expense report, monthly inventory, and sign-in sheet.

Free Planner Sheets

Download and print a free business planner. The Business Planner includes:

  • Monthly Planner
  • Weekly Goals
  • Daily Schedule
  • Quaterly Review
  • Social Media Content Calendar

Special Offers

These offers include free trials and discounts on website hosting, website design, email accounts, search engine optimization, email marketing, business cards and accounting software.

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