Financial Keys to Success – MotorAge

You’ve been working diligently to achieve that ever-so-elusive balance between gross sales and profits, and have managed to control your operating expenses to yield a nice net operating profit. You’ve worked for many years to develop and maintain a good customer base....

Sales Forecasting

Simple steps for effectively forecasting sales as told to Anna Zeck Forecasting what your fourth quarter might look like takes a little work and a lot of initiative, says Scott Wheeler, owner of Automotive Consultants Group. But he says it’s well worth the effort....

Targeted Marketing – Ratchet + Wrench

From Ratchet+Wrench, September 2015 Hyper-focusing marketing efforts using common management system features by Travis Bean There might not be a more daunting set of two words for a business owner than “what if.” Any shop owner can sit around and wonder, “What if I...

Road Racing Business Coach – Ratchet + Wrench

From Ratchet+Wrench, May 2015 When Scott Wheeler isn’t driving success at shops, he’s behind the wheel or under the hood of his 1972 El Camino by Jake Weyer THE KILLER KAMENO: Industry consultant Scott Wheeler hopes to race his 1972 El Camino, which he calls the...