Auto Care Association Announces 2021 Award Recipients
Leaders in industry education, innovation and the next generation have been honored.
Setting Up New Employees For Success
Nothing can be more damaging to getting a new employee off on the right foot than doing a poor job with onboarding.
Kukui Launches Video Service For Auto Repair Shops
Kukui’s new product provides repair shops with a turn-key marketing solution designed to attract and engage new customers and new team members and improves their online reputation in a single package, said the company.
Recruit New Techs: Best Practices From The Top Technician Training School
Logically, step one to bringing in new technicians is recruitment, but how does that look in the real world when working with school boards and instructors?
Recruit New Techs
As the editor of Shop Owner’s sister publication, Tomorrow’s Technician, I’ve seen schools do an amazing job of laying out opportunities for local businesses to work with their students. Many businesses don’t even realize these opportunities are available, or simply haven’t dedicated their time to building these vital relationships with local schools.
Finding The Right Employee Health Care Benefits For Your Team
Employee health care is a top concern for repair shops and tire dealers – and for legitimate reasons. According to MetLife’s 2018 “Employee Benefit Trends Study,” 54% of millennials cite their benefits as a determining factor in deciding where to work. Simply put, you could be losing out on young, passionate employees simply because your benefits package – if you offer one at all – is not competitive.
Women In Auto Care Announces 2018 Women Of The Year Award Winners
The three recipients of the Women of the Year Awards will be recognized at the Women in Auto Care press conference and awards ceremony from 4-5 p.m. on Oct. 30 in Las Vegas.
Auto Care Association Presents Webinar On Reducing Employee Turnover
The cost of losing a single employee may be two-and-a-half times the employee’s salary. However, that cost is often avoidable through well-designed retention strategies and the role managers play in the workplace.
Increasing Competitiveness And Growing Your Business
As independent shop owners, it’s important to understand why consolidation is happening and what impact it has on your business. While some shop owners might see the trends and view this as a perfect opportunity to cash out, if you’re in it for the long haul, you’ll need to figure out how to continue growing your business in light of the consolidation.
Technician Shortage Fueled By Lack Of Knowledge About Automotive Career Opportunities
There are fewer techs available than there were before. So, it has become necessary to figure out new, creative ways of attracting techs to your shop.
