Finally some on the point advise, I had a business coach for 6 months learned a ton & moved on. All things you have mentioned I have applied & I see growth year after year. Thank you for the video
The first thing I did when I started my business was buy insurance. I have a tailored policy that includes Garage Keepers and covers the customer property, my building, all equipment & fixtures, and a radius for when I am driving a customer's vehicle in the event I need to pick up or drop off. One of the 10 things I think a detailer must have is to KNOW WHAT YOUR TIME IS WORTH AND YOUR VALUE.
Great info again. Going from a collision repair career for nearly 40 years, I can attest these are all true. Don't try to do or be everything in your business. You're a business owner that knows detailing. It's much harder being a detailer trying to run business.
Wise words Yvan, thanks for sharing I'm really enjoying the Detailing Business Academy. One I can't go without, is good old fashioned PMA..Positive Mental Attitude you've got to enjoy what you do 😉
Great tips Yvan, those are only the simples bases that everyone should know. I love your academy channel, it’s the second video I see and you’re just right on it !! Give a great service from the phone call to the end of the job and your business will grown and profitable. Passe de bons temps des fêtes Yvan !
Awesome tips and insights. I believe I have all of these down with the employees being an exception. Also I do find myself guilty of not answering once in a while.
Excellent tips!! Thanks! We incorporate pretty much everything you mentioned, with the exception of having employees and some of the business side of things. I know I know....we are just a small business just my wife and I but I certainly will work on the business side more this year. Thanks again!
@@MirandaDetailing yup, awesome channel, started my Business couple weeks back. Been a goal of mine to start a business and figured detailing be the one, y’all have opened my mind and help me realize there’s much more that goes into a successful business. So Thank you Miranda Detailing
All of them! I am at the infancy stages of starting a detailing business and am soaking all of this up. Thanks for putting this channel together. Great info so far! I am hoping to start working on a customer base soon. I would love to be rolling by spring.
I feel bad for the people that clicked on this video thinking it's going to be the 10 must have products or physical tools and left. Tons of good life long information to be taken in with this video!
Hi from Europe! I can't get enough of this! It seems like you have a different approach to all things detailing! P.S. Yvan do you know when and if products from Optimum will be available in Northern Europe?
I would add: Keep you're family in the loop. Recently my wife took an interest in learning at least a little about my plans for my detailing side hustle. Keeping them in the loop of the business would and could be beneficial when it comes to positive involvement and business brainstorming. We can't always come up with good ideas on our own and having them could help improve
Thanks for another great info Yvan! I opened my small detailing shop last year, and this year I am pretty steady all year round. And someone told me as well if I want to grow I need an employee. My question is when is the right time to get an employee and can I start with 1,2 ? I appreciate any advice! Thanks again!
Do you have suggestions on making a business plan. I've tried to do it in the past, but I've gotten to a road block in the financials part. I feel like it's asking you to look into some crystal ball to come up with how much revenue you will bring in. I don't want to necessarily just pull something out of my rear end, but I have to make some sort of projection.
I struggle with the idea of whether or not I want to try to grow to the point where I need employees. There's a part of me who knows I'm not a good leader per se and don't want to create a potentially toxic environment possibly turning off some great people off to detailing and business ownership. My main goal at this point is to get enough revenue to allow my wife to quit her job so she can help manage the business and I can do the main direct work and maybe build a nice shop in the process.
@@Detailers-Business-Academy Doing this as a side job, before I started was understanding the business first as an enthusiast besides practicing a lot not necessarily on speed but in quality and always have a checklist on what to do. I educated myself doing things in my own vehicles. You know the processes and procedures besides use of different products and approaches. Still learning since I don't do this full time, wanted to invest in getting properly trained and certified but covid-19 hit. Working at a bank and with my business education from the university, I have a small liability insurance since I don't store vehicles and I take small to medium sized cars. Also, worked on a contract with one of my friends who happens to be a lawyer for the type of services provided and costs and an inspection sheet and a notes section which highlights customer request; you know what they are more likely to see clean or catches their eyes the most. Sometimes, customers wanted jobs to be divided on engine only one day, interiors another day and exterior another day, but I always perform a basic wash of their vehicle with ONR which always is a great product and apply Bead Maker and allows me to get them coming back and I save on water a lot and customer love it.😉👌 How I started? The story is a bit odd. One of my neighbors who was way older than me but was a vehicles enthusiast and retired as an engineer. Whenever I detailed my vehicles, he came out and watched whatever I was doing and we always had a conversation while I was doing my thing, and instead of me being annoyed by his interruptions I find it amusing because he was like keeping me in check, somehow resembles my programming and technology job. He also came out to wash his BMW M3 and his wife's Lexus, sometimes I helped him out and had long conversations about anything. He was like me, he never had alcohol or smoked in his life. We had many things in common(besides had 3 kids and grandchildren, me just 4 sons young aged and a mathematical background) and became very good friends. One day, he asked me if I could help him out with his engine bay because he liked what I did and how careful I was but he had a back pain; of course I did it all. Days later he had a heart attack. We didn't know about that but after weeks of not seeing him I thought they were on vacations traveling. One day, I saw his wife coming out receiving relatives and I asked about him and then she told me. So, that weekend I went with my oldest son and we did their front yard. Also, did the outside of their Lexus which was in the drive way. One of their sons came home and asked me if that was me who did it all and were very thankful. I told him I did it because I knew they were not in good health and their children and grandchildren lived in the states so just wanted to help out and teach my children about service and kindness. I ended up helping his 2 sons with painting the outside of their house and I detailed his cars just like I did with mine; something for him not to worry about since he knew I would take very good care of them and it was free 😉🤑. Several months later he referred me to some of his friends who were doctors, lawyers, engineers, cleaning services company owners, etc. and I was overwhelmed. I told them I couldn't do it because I was not a professional besides I didn't have insurance, you know it was a big responsibility doing that to take upon myself when your behind is not covered🤦🏽♂️. So one of his lawyer friends helped me out with a some sort of a contract waiver(freeing me from any claims of being sued since they knew I had no insurance or being a registered as a professional) but he insisted as well as the other 6 on me doing their vehicles because they liked what they saw on my neighbor's vehicles.
Yvan could you like my fbk page 🤦♂️lol Thanks for taking the time for us all and doing this i look forward to them. Wishing you and your family a merry Christmas and a healthy New year from the UK 👍
Finally some on the point advise, I had a business coach for 6 months learned a ton & moved on. All things you have mentioned I have applied & I see growth year after year. Thank you for the video
Thank you for your comment.
Pearls of wisdom dropping from a business professor.
Thank you
Yvan, can I add “a sense of humour” to that list. It’s essential to have one of those, not just in business but life in general.
Agreed, great addition to the list. And in your case you definitely have a good one. Also on your list is a 1963 split window Corvette.
absolutely Paddy
The first thing I did when I started my business was buy insurance. I have a tailored policy that includes Garage Keepers and covers the customer property, my building, all equipment & fixtures, and a radius for when I am driving a customer's vehicle in the event I need to pick up or drop off. One of the 10 things I think a detailer must have is to KNOW WHAT YOUR TIME IS WORTH AND YOUR VALUE.
Agreed, thank you for commenting.,
What insurance company did you use / are you still using them?
Sir, I’ve been watching you videos and wanted to say thank you for the hitting me with quite the detailed knowledge train. I shall continue to watch
Thanks for watching.
Another video with so much value! Thankyou for sharing your knowledge with the detailing community over and over again.
Thank you for watching.
Great info again. Going from a collision repair career for nearly 40 years, I can attest these are all true. Don't try to do or be everything in your business. You're a business owner that knows detailing. It's much harder being a detailer trying to run business.
Thanks for chiming in, it’s nice to hear from industry veterans.
Great insides again 🙏😊 Especially the one with a 40 hour work week. If you can't make your money in that timeframe you need to re-evaluate 😊
Thank you!
Just subscribed to this page and what a tremendous video! Filled with wisdom and truly appreciated.
Thank you for commenting.
Wise words Yvan, thanks for sharing I'm really enjoying the Detailing Business Academy.
One I can't go without, is good old fashioned PMA..Positive Mental Attitude you've got to enjoy what you do 😉
Good one, agreed for sure!
Great tips Yvan, those are only the simples bases that everyone should know. I love your academy channel, it’s the second video I see and you’re just right on it !! Give a great service from the phone call to the end of the job and your business will grown and profitable. Passe de bons temps des fêtes Yvan !
Merci beaucoup pour les commentaires, et bonne année.
Awesome tips and insights. I believe I have all of these down with the employees being an exception. Also I do find myself guilty of not answering once in a while.
Knowing the problem is a start, now correct it.
Thank you Yvan for sharing your knowledge! DIY, C6, and your Academy have been a great help!! #GRATITUDE
My pleasure!
Excellent tips!! Thanks! We incorporate pretty much everything you mentioned, with the exception of having employees and some of the business side of things. I know I know....we are just a small business just my wife and I but I certainly will work on the business side more this year. Thanks again!
Thank you for commenting, if you’re happy, that’s all that’s really important.
Doing a great job on the Social Media side. Funny thing your channel has lead me to Rethinking what direction I want to go in.
@@vincealince_SRT hi! You mean us?
@@MirandaDetailing yup, awesome channel, started my Business couple weeks back. Been a goal of mine to start a business and figured detailing be the one, y’all have opened my mind and help me realize there’s much more that goes into a successful business. So Thank you Miranda Detailing
@@vincealince_SRT Awesome! Keep it up man!!
So many great things conveyed in this episode!
Thank you, of course a great CRM like Urable could be added to the list as well.
Insurance is key. Its an absolute must
Loving the new channel!
Thank you, what’s your must haves?
All of them! I am at the infancy stages of starting a detailing business and am soaking all of this up. Thanks for putting this channel together. Great info so far! I am hoping to start working on a customer base soon. I would love to be rolling by spring.
I feel bad for the people that clicked on this video thinking it's going to be the 10 must have products or physical tools and left. Tons of good life long information to be taken in with this video!
I admit to using click bait on this one...
Thanks for watching.
I admit I thought it was as well, but I stuck around and learned something...
My must have item is. Offer what other detailers do not and can not. The second being much harder but is doable
Agreed
Thank you for all the great advice I need to change a lot of things to and yup I need a hobby lol
No time like the present.
Hi from Europe! I can't get enough of this! It seems like you have a different approach to all things detailing!
P.S. Yvan do you know when and if products from Optimum will be available in Northern Europe?
Thank you. I retired from Optimum in 2019, please check with The Rag Company Europe for your local Optimum Polymer Tecnologies distributor.
Great advice as usual! Keep up the great work!!
Thank you.
I would add: Keep you're family in the loop. Recently my wife took an interest in learning at least a little about my plans for my detailing side hustle. Keeping them in the loop of the business would and could be beneficial when it comes to positive involvement and business brainstorming. We can't always come up with good ideas on our own and having them could help improve
Very true. My wife has been my business partner for over 20 years, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.,
Thanks for another great info Yvan! I opened my small detailing shop last year, and this year I am pretty steady all year round. And someone told me as well if I want to grow I need an employee. My question is when is the right time to get an employee and can I start with 1,2 ? I appreciate any advice! Thanks again!
It’s always a good time. Start with one, add more as needed. If you want I offer one on one coaching.,
@@Detailers-Business-Academy where can I contact you about this? Do you have website for coaching work?
@@leocabuguas7217 no
Website, email me at yvan1lacroix at iCloud dot com
Thank you a lot of valuable information.
Thanks for contributing.
Good attitude thanks for the video
Thank you for watching.
I hit that 400 like 👍🏼
Thank you
Love This one
Thank you
Do you have suggestions on making a business plan. I've tried to do it in the past, but I've gotten to a road block in the financials part. I feel like it's asking you to look into some crystal ball to come up with how much revenue you will bring in. I don't want to necessarily just pull something out of my rear end, but I have to make some sort of projection.
Figure out what you need to live, prosper and grow, plan accordingly.
I enjoy to see your video
Thank you
Very nice
Thank you
I don't know everything either, but my wife does apparently so I'm good. LOL
Smart man.
I struggle with the idea of whether or not I want to try to grow to the point where I need employees. There's a part of me who knows I'm not a good leader per se and don't want to create a potentially toxic environment possibly turning off some great people off to detailing and business ownership. My main goal at this point is to get enough revenue to allow my wife to quit her job so she can help manage the business and I can do the main direct work and maybe build a nice shop in the process.
That’s a great plan, knowing your strengths and weaknesses is important.
You Made Me Smile
So does your comment.
wise words, spoken from someone who has walked the coals
I’m not brave enough to walk on hot coals...
Should I also establish an LLC?
Best to speak to your accountant.
Nice video
Thank you
Any insurance company delicate for auto detailer??? Where u look for
Search for Garage Keepers Insurance.
1st from Puerto Rico 👍🇵🇷
Thanks for being here, what’s your must have!
@@Detailers-Business-Academy Doing this as a side job, before I started was understanding the business first as an enthusiast besides practicing a lot not necessarily on speed but in quality and always have a checklist on what to do. I educated myself doing things in my own vehicles. You know the processes and procedures besides use of different products and approaches. Still learning since I don't do this full time, wanted to invest in getting properly trained and certified but covid-19 hit. Working at a bank and with my business education from the university, I have a small liability insurance since I don't store vehicles and I take small to medium sized cars. Also, worked on a contract with one of my friends who happens to be a lawyer for the type of services provided and costs and an inspection sheet and a notes section which highlights customer request; you know what they are more likely to see clean or catches their eyes the most. Sometimes, customers wanted jobs to be divided on engine only one day, interiors another day and exterior another day, but I always perform a basic wash of their vehicle with ONR which always is a great product and apply Bead Maker and allows me to get them coming back and I save on water a lot and customer love it.😉👌
How I started? The story is a bit odd.
One of my neighbors who was way older than me but was a vehicles enthusiast and retired as an engineer. Whenever I detailed my vehicles, he came out and watched whatever I was doing and we always had a conversation while I was doing my thing, and instead of me being annoyed by his interruptions I find it amusing because he was like keeping me in check, somehow resembles my programming and technology job. He also came out to wash his BMW M3 and his wife's Lexus, sometimes I helped him out and had long conversations about anything. He was like me, he never had alcohol or smoked in his life. We had many things in common(besides had 3 kids and grandchildren, me just 4 sons young aged and a mathematical background) and became very good friends. One day, he asked me if I could help him out with his engine bay because he liked what I did and how careful I was but he had a back pain; of course I did it all. Days later he had a heart attack. We didn't know about that but after weeks of not seeing him I thought they were on vacations traveling. One day, I saw his wife coming out receiving relatives and I asked about him and then she told me. So, that weekend I went with my oldest son and we did their front yard. Also, did the outside of their Lexus which was in the drive way. One of their sons came home and asked me if that was me who did it all and were very thankful. I told him I did it because I knew they were not in good health and their children and grandchildren lived in the states so just wanted to help out and teach my children about service and kindness. I ended up helping his 2 sons with painting the outside of their house and I detailed his cars just like I did with mine; something for him not to worry about since he knew I would take very good care of them and it was free 😉🤑. Several months later he referred me to some of his friends who were doctors, lawyers, engineers, cleaning services company owners, etc. and I was overwhelmed. I told them I couldn't do it because I was not a professional besides I didn't have insurance, you know it was a big responsibility doing that to take upon myself when your behind is not covered🤦🏽♂️. So one of his lawyer friends helped me out with a some sort of a contract waiver(freeing me from any claims of being sued since they knew I had no insurance or being a registered as a professional) but he insisted as well as the other 6 on me doing their vehicles because they liked what they saw on my neighbor's vehicles.
Thank you for taking the time to share your story, much appreciated.,
I'm inspired by you
Thank you, I’m inspired by all my followers.
efficiency cool
Efficiency is a big part of my life.
When I saw that X-wing pull up in the Mandalorian, I thought it was Yvan coming to save the day with his jedi powers and knowledge!
Yvan could you like my fbk page 🤦♂️lol
Thanks for taking the time for us all and doing this i look forward to them. Wishing you and your family a merry Christmas and a healthy New year from the UK 👍
Thank you. Having an old guy from Canada would definitely help your Facebook page ...
Have great, and safe holidays.