According to SearchAutoParts, it takes a village to run a shop.
Shortly after starting AC Auto Service Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., Guarino knew he had to change for both he and his shop to survive. In search of answers, he began attending trade conferences, eventually running into Mitch Schneider, a name well-known to Motor Age readers. Guarino asked the shop owner and columnist what a person starting out in business should do. Schneider scribbled a note on a piece of paper and handed it to him.