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Has Moving to a Warm and Sunny Climate Made You Happier?
NOTABLE! MINDSETI can deal with the heat but not with the high humidity we get in Arkansas. We are also looking at Delta and possibly Montrose.- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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Has Moving to a Warm and Sunny Climate Made You Happier?
NOTABLE! MINDSETWe are planning to move to Western Colorado in the next 2 years for the low humidity and are looking at the Grand Junction area. This swamp they call Arkansas is absolutely unbearable for 3 months out of the year with the heat and humidity. The older I get (59 now) the less I can take these...- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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How do you scale a trades business when it is basically impossible to find qualified employees
Demand for our work is not the issue at all. I am currently booked for over a year and could bring in more work anytime just by making a few calls. Pay has not been the issue. I have been paying very well and it is a real job with w2 and all the insurances needed to have employees. The issue...- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Managing People, Relationships
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How do you scale a trades business when it is basically impossible to find qualified employees
Hello, thank you for the reply. I did not make this post to have anyone cry with me. The main issue with trainees is I cannot afford to have employees that cannot produce. In the auto repair industry (both collision and mechanical) the only shops that really can do training are the...- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Managing People, Relationships
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How do you scale a trades business when it is basically impossible to find qualified employees
Hello and thank you for the reply. They have robots that are just now starting to come into the body shop paint world. These are for production work and not the custom, one off stuff that I do. Every vehicle we do is a little different. Also, the actual paint application is a very small (like...- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Managing People, Relationships
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How do you scale a trades business when it is basically impossible to find qualified employees
Hello and thank you for the reply. What I am running into is that to be good enough to do this type of work without constant supervision requires YEARS of professional hands on experience. This is not a job where you can just hire a person with ability and train them for a couple months and...- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Managing People, Relationships
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How do you scale a trades business when it is basically impossible to find qualified employees
Hello MJ and thank you for the reply. The compensation package is not the issue. The issue is that are basically no qualified employees to hire no matter what the pay.- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Managing People, Relationships
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How do you scale a trades business when it is basically impossible to find qualified employees
I appreciate the reply and I too will be looking into something that is more automated and less dependent on skilled labor.- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Managing People, Relationships
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How do you scale a trades business when it is basically impossible to find qualified employees
Hello Everyone, I have not posted for over a year but do come here and read post most days. As I posted last year, I am a professional in the auto restoration business and am also am a certified master auto tech as well as a certified bodyman and custom car painter. I worked for several years...- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Managing People, Relationships
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@ZCP finally takes a step forward to help more people!
HOT! MINDSETI never saw an email so I checked my junk folder and yes, there it was! I will reply and we can set up a time. Thanks again- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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@ZCP finally takes a step forward to help more people!
HOT! MINDSETI just did and am your number 400. Looking forward to watching your videos.- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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Investors and partners for my auto restoration business
EXECUTIONHello Everyone, I posted a thread about my vintage auto restoration business last week and had some really good replies. These made me rethink the direction I need to take this business. My question is about investors and partners. I have pretty much reached my limits as far as capital and am...- steve schweitzer
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What skills you wish you learned sooner ?
IDEAHiring properly. Lost an insane amount of money over the years by hiring the wrong people and keeping them way too long. Never believe anything someone says in an interview.- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: General Business Discussion
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Can a brick and mortar service business ever be fastlane?
EXECUTIONDm sent thanks- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: General Business Discussion
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Can a brick and mortar service business ever be fastlane?
EXECUTIONThanks for the reply. I am raising my prices for sure as the level of work we are producing is truly world class and ranks right up there with the best shops around. This first year was really about getting traction and getting systems established but also was a massive stress inducing time...- steve schweitzer
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- Forum: General Business Discussion
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