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    Has Moving to a Warm and Sunny Climate Made You Happier?

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    I can deal with the heat but not with the high humidity we get in Arkansas. We are also looking at Delta and possibly Montrose.
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    Has Moving to a Warm and Sunny Climate Made You Happier?

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    We 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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    @ZCP finally takes a step forward to help more people!

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    I 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
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    @ZCP finally takes a step forward to help more people!

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    I just did and am your number 400. Looking forward to watching your videos.
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    Investors and partners for my auto restoration business

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    Hello 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...
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    What skills you wish you learned sooner ?

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    Hiring 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.
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    Can a brick and mortar service business ever be fastlane?

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    Dm sent thanks
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    Can a brick and mortar service business ever be fastlane?

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    Thanks 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...
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    Can a brick and mortar service business ever be fastlane?

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    Yes I guess referring to this as a time prison is just a reflection of me getting a little burnt out. The market for vintage auto paint and body is massive as there are very few shops doing it and even fewer doing it well. I have thought about developing a system that is completely...
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    Can a brick and mortar service business ever be fastlane?

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    I agree the first year in business is the worst. I went through 5 employees that either totally lied to me as far as their abilities, stole from me, basically checked out (quiet quit) as soon as it stopped being fun or were drama queens. Things are not quite as stressful now that I have good...
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    Can a brick and mortar service business ever be fastlane?

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    Hello Everyone, I have not posted in a while but am here daily. As I posted about a year ago, I started a brick and mortar vintage auto restoration/paint and body shop. We only work on vintage and musclecars and do not do general collision insurance work. Fast forward a year and it is a total...
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    Alcohol drinking habits

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    I would also like to add cannabis to that list of never touch drugs if you value your brain. Watch Hubermans episode on weed and brain health and I can assure you that you will never consider putting that chemical in your brain. I used to think weed was pretty benign and harmless. Maybe 30...
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    What's your HEALTHCON Status?

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    I have found nutritionfacts.org to have tons of real information. Not just opinions but real scientific facts from peer reviewed studies. This is run by Dr Michael Greger and he has a lots of Youtube videos. I eat only real, whole food vegan with all meals made from scratch and that has really...

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