If your auto repair shop is having trouble receiving a business loan, you’re not alone. Small businesses—including auto repair shops—are still finding it difficult to receive funding, despite the recession being all but over. However, while sma

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This Monday morning, for everyone in the dealership — from the make-ready department to the dealer principal — a new boss is in charge. Actually, this boss has been in charge all along, but now deserving of proper recognition. In the even

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Troubleshooting 5 common body shop marketing problems, from Stratosphere Studio.  One of the most frequent problems we find among collision repair shops all over the country is that they seem to be doing everything they can to market their businesse

Some of us just have an obsession. An itch that can only be scratched by tinkering. Putting things together, taking them apart, seeing how they work. And if those things happen to make a deep rumbling noise and propel you really fast when properly as

How to use Google Analytics site search reports, from Search Engine Watch. If your website has a search bar, you need to ensure you’re making the most of this valuable report in Google Analytics. It’s quick to set up and can soon be giving you al

6 key shifts in thinking about social media, according to Entrepreneur. Do you ever wonder how your fellow marketers and business owners are using social media to grow their business? Whether they are concerned about declining Facebook reach? What pl

4 communication lessons from ‘Shark Tank’, according to Ragan. The popular TV reality competition show “Shark Tank” is packed with tips on how business professionals can improve their communication skills. There are also plent