Using Reviews in the Auto Shop Hiring Process
A candidate’s resume tells you where they worked, and that shop’s reviews tell you what it was like to be their customer.
Buying a Shop vs. Building One
Buying an existing shop feels safer than building one. After doing both sides of these searches ourselves, here’s where the risks actually live.
What Actually Keeps Technicians from Leaving
Retention in auto repair is not primarily a compensation problem. Here is what experienced shop owners say actually keeps their best technicians from walking out the door.
The 8-Week Royalty Holiday: Why All Tune Gives New Owners a Running Start
Every new business has a cash flow gap between opening day and stable revenue. Here is how All Tune’s royalty structure is designed to help new owners get through it.
Hiring and Developing Technicians as a First-Time Shop Owner
You don’t need to be a mechanic to build a great team. Here is how first-time shop owners approach hiring, onboarding, and developing technicians when they’re coming from outside the industry.
Building a Compensation System That Works for Your Car Repair Shop
The salary vs. flat rate question is just the beginning. Here’s how experienced shop owners layer pay structures, bonuses, and incentives into a system that rewards the right behaviors at every stage of growth.
Salary vs. Flat Rate: What Actually Drives Technician Retention in Auto Repair
Understanding Both Pay Models and Why the Best Shops Think Bigger Than Compensation Structure
Why All Tune’s Royalty Structure Rewards Scale Instead of Penalizing It
Most franchise royalty structures treat growth as a given. All Tune’s tiered model is designed to reward it. Here is what that means for owners who build a high-performing shop.
Owner Spotlight: Ed Patrizio
From Corporate Sales to Auto Repair: How One Owner Built a Top-Performing Shop on Sales Skills, Not Wrenches