Re: Still contemplating
Just my opinion but here are few things that are important to me:
1) only use resins that are BSI or ANSI certified, you know that they make the grade. There are several companies that make these resins but many that don't. I only use the best resins, the cheap resins are used to lube my seals.
2) Patietance is a virtue in this business, quality repairs, especially tight star breaks may take longer so having more then 1 unit is a plus. I have 6 and am expanding to 10 for next year.
3) You've been self employed for 10 years, your doing something right, translating to the windshield repair business shouldn't be so hard coming from landscaping. I have always used the analogy that: If you can change the oil in your car I can train you to do glass repair. I have always considered glass repair an art, easy to learn, hard to master.
4) People will buy you, if your a people person everything else will fall into place, period. A good movie to watch is: The Pursuit of Happyness, as sales people we have all gone through bad times. For me it was becoming extremely cynical about people in general and that's not productive so after watching the movie I immediately realized some of the things I had been doing and corrected them which has helped me tremendously.
These are just my opinions, I have a very successful business but certainly don't know it all, I have learned from this forum and continue to read it on a regular basis. I'm sure somebody will disagree with me but again it's just my point of view. Good luck in your business and you can always contact me here.
Cheers,
Scott
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