SECTION 3

SHOP OPERATIONS

2 tools · 5 guides · 3 comparisons · 10 pages

Opening the doors and keeping them open: startup budgets, insurance, staffing, certification and the software that runs the counter.

Tools

Startup

Bays, equipment tier and rent into a startup budget and a month-one burn.

Staffing

Billed, worked and available hours into efficiency, productivity and proficiency.

Startup

11 min

Entity, premises, licences, equipment and the first two hires, in order.

Risk

9 min

Garage liability, garagekeepers and a BOP, with the premium bands.

Growth

9 min

The channels a two-bay independent can actually run, ranked by payback.

Staffing

7 min

Every current test fee, the recertification cap, and the renewal app.

Staffing

8 min

BLS median and spread, the outlook, and flat-rate against hourly pay.

Software

A neutral table of the majors: what each one is actually strongest at.

Software

Two repair-information libraries, head to head on coverage and workflow.

Software

What each product means by free, and where the wall sits.