The Real Cost of Not Recruiting
By Hunt Demarest and Special Guest Chris Lawson I’ve heard it a hundred times from shop owners: “I just can’t afford to recruit right ...
Why That Comeback Job Is Costing You Way More Than You Think
By Hunt Demarest I was talking to a shop owner the other day who was fired up about one of his technicians. And before ...
From Technician to Owner: The Power of Clear Expectations
By Hunt Demarest & Special Guest Brian Rooney If there’s one path I see over and over again in this industry, it’s this: a ...
Flat Rate vs. Hourly: Which Tech Pay Plan Works Best?Â
In this article, I want to tackle something that seems to light up the internet every few months: technician pay plans. Is flat rate ...
News Release: Business by the Numbers Podcast Announces New Sponsors, Overdryve and Maverick
Mount Airy, MD — Business by the Numbers, the leading podcast helping auto repair shop owners understand the financial drivers of their businesses, is ...
Building on a Foundation: What It’s Really Like to Take Over the Family Shop
By Hunt Demarest, CPA and Guest Brad Templin of Scott’s U-Save Tires & Auto Repair Every once in a while, I get an email ...
What Shop Owners Need to Know About Life Insurance
Absolutely — here’s the revised blog with stronger, clearer headings and natural flow while keeping your original tone and structure intact: Over the past ...
News Release: PMA Awarded on USA TODAY’s America’s Most Recommended Tax & Accounting Firms 2026 List
Paar, Melis & Associates (PMA) has been awarded on USA TODAY’s list of America’s Most Recommended Tax & Accounting Firms 2026. The award list ...
Why Your Sales Goal Might Be Setting You Up for Failure
A couple weeks ago, we hit Episode 200, and I talked about doubling your sales, doubling your profit, doubling your gross profit. Big goals. ...