Guides for running a service business
Practical guides for salons, barbers, garages, clinics and trades. Explore booking workflows, reminders and customer care, with UK-specific money and compliance guides clearly labelled.
54 guides
How to mark up parts in a garage
Cost, trade price and sell price. Margin versus markup, marking up by price band, customer supplied parts and liability and recovering carriage properly.
MoneyRead guideGarage marketing that actually works
Practical, local, low budget marketing for a UK garage. Google Business Profile, reviews, signage, referrals, seasonal checks and working your own list first.
GrowthRead guideReducing no shows in a workshop
A missed booking costs a bay, not an hour. Parts already ordered, courtesy cars held, confirming the morning before and refilling the bay the same day.
Running your businessRead guideStarting a mobile mechanic business
What a UK mobile mechanic needs before the first job: insurance, waste oil duty of care, tools and van, pricing, getting found and taking payment on the drive.
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