Overseeing repairs, paying bills, preparing payroll, filling out tax forms, managing employees, everything seems to rest on your shoulders. It’s tough work running an auto repair shop. While it’s admirable to bear the brunt of the responsibilities as the owner, it can be overwhelming and lead to burnout. When this occurs, both your business and personal life suffer.
You’ve got a good crew and operations seem to be smooth at your auto repair shop, but something isn’t quite adding up on the bottom line. Although everyone seems to be busy working, even on days when the car count isn’t as high as you’d like, you are not hitting your profit goals.
Superficial productivity checks don’t cut it these days. To have an accurate picture of your crew’s performance, there are certain data points you should be measuring.
Building a learning culture at your automotive repair shop can pay dividends to your bottom line, but the process needs to established from the top down. Owners of profitable shops realize that implementing a successful training program and protocol takes time and resources. Here are a few steps to get you started making your shop a profitable learning environment.
Average Repair Order (ARO) is one of the most important indicators of a healthy and profitable automotive repair shop. Increasing and maintaining higher ARO allows your staff to work efficiently while making the shop more money in the process.
When it comes to running your automotive repair shop, you’re the boss. In some cases, that means you’re the catch-all for certain activities that need to be accomplished on a daily basis. There’s only so many hours in the day, however. Rather than sacrificing your time or potentially falling behind on accounting activities and deadlines, think about outsourcing your accounting and payroll to experts with experience in your industry.
