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It Takes a Village to Run a Shop

Published: June 24, 2013

servicefamilyAccording 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.

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