Staffing – Non-Recruiters Are Your Best Recruiters
Not every recruiter can be an engineer, or hair stylist, or accountant. They know how to hire these roles, but not how to become them. On the flip side, it’s…
Coping with Inflation – Surviving a Recession
The Federal Reserve is trying to tame inflation without causing a recession. A similar strategy should be the goal of every car wash, detail, and fast lube business owner, operator,…
Partnership Buyout – You Can Finance It With SBA
As a partner in a company the need for a partnership buyout may occur for any number of reasons. Perhaps there is a change in the goals or direction of…
Site Layout – Be Prepared to Compromise
Express Exterior Car Wash with Free Vacuums • Typical “S” Layout You can overcome many bad decisions while developing a car wash, but you cannot overcome a bad location and…
Construction Cost – The Increased Cost of Everything
According to Loretta Mester, president, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the United States should avoid an economic recession as the Fed tightens policy. However, Mester says the inflation rate will…
Paint – Correction and Protection, Part II
In the July issue of Auto Laundry News, I started a series on the treatment of automotive paint, first spending time describing common paint problems, which fall into two categories.…
Controlling Cost Per Car – One Foot on the Brake and One on the Gas.
“There are two pedals. I have two feet. I think you must have made that crap up about it not being safe to drive with both feet.” First week behind…
For the LUV of Car Wash
LUV Car Wash has acquired more than 50 sites in less than a year. Car washing is big business. It always has been. But in recent years massive amounts of…
Smart and Invasive
A new technology received welcome attention at the International Carwash Association’s The Car Wash Show in 2019. During the Annual Membership Meeting, Richard Enning, CEO of the Essen, Germany-based Mr.…
1031 Exchange – How It Can Impact the Sale of Your Car Washes
In this article, I amgoing to explore 1031 exchanges and how they impact the car wash market. I’ll explain what they are, how to execute them, and how they can…