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  Q1: What would be the flaws of starting up such a business? (3 pieces of advice)

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  by greenlawn86 

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  11.18.08 | 03:40 PM

  The largest problem will be finding enough late night mechanic demand to satisfy supplying mechanics on a twenty four hour clock. What you could market yourself as is the fastest repair shop in your market. If you have mechanics working around the clock, you will be able to fix automobiles faster and perhaps charge a premium price. You may run into some specific inventory problems, but you could look into an inventory system that would fit your needs and your business plan. Here is a link to a few of those.
  
  http://www.siliconfareast.com/jit.htm
  http://www.palmer-products.com/
  
  I think that if you market yourself as the quickest repair shop in your market, you will have demand. I don't know if people will bring their car to you at two in the morning, there already a system in place for that in most cases that do not involve paying an employee to be there, but efficiency and speed in terms of auto repair and returning autos to your customers may be a market niche that you could capitalize on.

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  by ripley117 

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  11.17.08 | 06:39 PM

  for one it would be alot of man power. You're talking about trying to running an auto repair store 24 hours a day. There are so many risks with working around that kind of machinery when sleepy. You would have to make sure that the employees had set work hours to prevent any kind of accident. Another problem could be theft. There is already a large amount that happens in the day, what about the night as well. You also have to think about the overall inventory of cars coming through and not getting picked up. During the time, a garage will have a set time for cars to be done and picked up and many owners will wait there until the car is finished. However, if you had night as well where people form the day did not pick up their cars, it could get pretty intense with the amount of cars on the lot.
  
  However there are alot of business like this in the US that get on, but I do not think that they are crossovers I believe they have had a 24 hour service plan for quite some time.
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  http://www.aamobiletruckrepair.com/auto/
  http://localdirectory.wtoc.com/24+Hou…morer+Auto+Repair.9.13086450p.home.html
  http://www.livevillage.com/newyork/auto-repair/auto-repair-24-hour.html
  

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  by kite37 

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  10.23.08 | 04:29 PM

  Finding consistent work for the graveyard shift mechanics, until it gets big enough to support a 24 hour service.

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  by elDuse2543 

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  11.17.08 | 09:49 PM

  Most mechanics allow you to drop your car off and leave it over night to work on the next day. If the benefit of your idea would be the ability to pick up one's car the next morning, then that would be something worth considering. It may be best to have it open only when other mechanics are not, instead of 24 hours.

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  by ripley117 

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  11.17.08 | 06:46 PM

  Its not to say that something like your business could not be done. There are many other businesses out there who have capitalized off this concept, its just deciding where and when and how it can be done to reach all of the customers necessary that need to be reached.
  Some ideas for business would include, mail outs, phone book ads, internet ads, billboard ads, outdoor ads, etc. Really anything that will get the consumers attention while out on the highway would probably be your best bet.
  There are some sites out there that are good for explaining how to advertise your business through the net. Many of them are through the yellow pages. i guess tradition still holds true.
  
  http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Auto-Repair-Shop’s-Guide-to-Effective-Yellow-Page-Advertising&id=300169
  http://www.trustyourmechanic.com/auto_repair_service_advertise.asp
  http://www.ianauto.com/auto_repair_advertising.aspx
  
  

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