3 Things I wish I’d known
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- The 3 thinks to run a shop better., I washed I'd known sooner. I owned my own shop for 22 years and it was only in the last 10 years that I learn't what I need to know to run it better and more profitable. The 3 things are:
1. Going a performance group
2. Constant improvement
3. Better financials
If you have any questions about performance groups - please leave a comment
I would like to join your performance group to make my tire shop more profitable
Hey Alan! My dad and my mom bought a tire shop December 1999. I knew nothing about tires at the time but I knew I wanted to work for my family and myself. I never liked other employees attitudes at any job I had up to this point. I absolutely hate when someone said, " I am here for 8 hrs so I don't get in a hurry"! These same employees always use to gripe about not being paid enough by whatever company i was at. Every company I ever worked for I gave it my all to complete as much work as possible. I was highly motivated to earn my bosses as much as humanly possible! I always hoped that would lead to me making more money on my check. Most employees just seem to do the minimum and complain that the company doesn't pay them enough. I grew tired of that mentality. That motivated me to have my own business or at least family owned! I am 47 years old and have had less than 7 jobs my whole work career and never drew an unemployment check. If I left a job I always had a new one lined up first. For the last 21 years I have worked for my family and myself. We own a company called Blue Ridge Tire Co. Inc. We live in a city called Lenoir, NC. This use.to be called the furniture capitol of America. Those jobs are mostly gone now. Luckily for us Google built a large facility in Lenoir. Our city is growing fast! Restaurants are moving in and many other businesses. There is a lot of money to be made here as it grows larger. Google is about to begin another massive data center here. I have been told by a reliable source that Google plans to make Lenoir the largest data center in the world! Lenoir will be a much larger city in the next 5 years and has grown a lot in the past 5 years. When my dad bought a tiny tire company in 1999 we had no idea that this city would grow so fast. We never advertised in 21 years but we stay super busy!! There is a problem in Lenoir right now though. Almost everywhere you look is a now hiring sign! The labor sector is very volatile in 2021. We lost 2 employees this year so far. I hate to say it was a good thing but it was. That same " I am here for 8hrs" attitude! Anyway, I just came back to work 3 weeks ago. I was out 3 years due to injury. I love to get in the action and help keep the customers happy!! Heck, I still run road calls in our service trucks. I work myself to the brink of injury everyday! When I work harder I notice that the other employees work harder and smile more. A few years back we had 7 or 8 total employees and went over $1 million in sales. Only 5 employees were in the shop at that time. We don't have big city prices so that is why I feel that was a big number. I believe we could do over 1.5 million in sales if we could just find help. I hope the government will quit giving money away soon. We have had a now hiring sign up for 3 weeks and 1 application just yesterday. Luckily, it was a great application and we are planning on starting him very soon! I love the tire business but my dad is 70 years old and his health has declined some. We hope to sell out or rent the building when he is ready. I think my dad wants to retire by early next year! Since nothing is cast in stone yet, I am treating our shop like it will be open for 25 more years. I am for sure that once my dad is done then I will be right behind him!! The only way I would stay for a bit longer would be for transition period, if that were even needed. I am going through your videos to see if I can learn anything that i may not know. I don't know everything and always willing to learn new things about business. Sorry for the bookni wrote here, lol! Thanks for the video and i will look for more to watch
That's for sharing. My pops was gonna back me on one but rinse he passed its just a dream of mine. It's so hard now as rents are high . don't mind if bringing in business . IL be in Wilmington area hope one day
Thanks coach!
thanks Dan - How are you - would love to connect
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I would love to know more about performance groups, how can u help me Alan? Best regards
Hi Goncalo - These are groups of Shop owners that meet monthly to review their shop's performance and to make plans on how to improve their business in the future. If you want more information about joining a group please reach out by email: alan@beechconsulting.ca
I want to learn more
Thanks Guapa
Email me Alan@beechconsulting.ca
So we can talk more
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