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Starting a workshop

From skilled technician to confident workshop owner.

Build the operating habits that make a new independent workshop feel professional from its first car.

7-minute guideFor mechanics opening their own workshop
The owner’s takeaway

Your technical reputation gets the first customer through the door. A repeatable operating system gives them a reason to return.

01

Separate the job from the business

A good repair is only one part of a good customer experience. Decide how every car will move through the business before the floor gets busy.

  • Use one intake checklist for every vehicle.
  • Record the customer concern in their own words.
  • Give every job an owner, next action and promised update time.
02

Price before pressure arrives

Set your labour rate, markup rules, diagnostic policy and approval process before a difficult job forces an improvised decision.

  • Write down what your labour rate must cover.
  • Keep parts cost, selling price and expected margin visible.
  • Require recorded approval before additional work begins.
03

Close every day

Small gaps become expensive habits when they carry into tomorrow.

  • Reconcile payments to invoices.
  • List every vehicle still on site and what it is waiting for.
  • Review parts ordered, received and still outstanding.
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