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EPA Responds to the Freedom to Fix Memo: What Changed for Your Shop
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Trump's Freedom to Fix Memorandum: What It Means for Your Shop
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President Trump did not sign the REPAIR Act. He signed a memorandum called Freedom to Fix, directing the EPA to review...
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New Year’s Resolutions for Auto Repair Shop Owners
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Every January, the same resolutions show up everywhere: eat better, stress less, save more money, work on yourself....
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How to Measure Employee Efficiency Without Punishing Good Work
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Give someone twenty minutes to do a job, and they'll take twenty minutes. It doesn't matter if the job could...
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How Much Is Your Auto Repair Shop Worth?
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Valuation sounds like it should be a fixed number. Run the calculation, get the answer, move on. It doesn't work that...
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Why Your Auto Repair Shop Needs a Business Coach to Grow
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I played hockey growing up, and every team I was on had a coach. That coach never played in games. He wasn't scoring...
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How to Know If a Four-Day Workweek Is Right for Your Business
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The four-day workweek has become one of the most talked-about workplace shifts of the last decade. Large corporations...
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What Return to Office Mandates Really Mean for Small Business Owners
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We've all seen the headlines. Another major company announces that everyone needs to be back at their desk. No...
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How Payroll Scams Happen (and How to Prevent Them)
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If you work with a payroll provider for your small business, payroll typically runs on a set schedule with very little...
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