Survey – Your 2011 Expectations For Business

[rhopp]

Better.

Always more expenses to clean up. One day at a time, Some plans that may

help make it massively better (hope to know more this week).

While the balancing act gets easier with practice, the temptation to work

without a net and move the wire higher is always lurking. That sudden

deceleration trauma is always down there waiting.

[Alan Ollie]

Massively better. I plan on focusing on my shop not my new house.

[Jon]

I’m expecting next year to be so much better than this year. Not that this year has been bad. I’m out of an old 3 bay gas station and now have 6 lifts and a lot of open floor space.

[mvg]

Absolutely – Massively better.

2010 was horrible for everyone I spoke with (even those trained to say “it’s been great”). We have big plans for new marketing, our remodel is nearly done, our hiring practices are improved (talent acquisition), our processes are improved. When you’re on the bottom, there’s only one way to go!

[michaels]

I expect to see a 5%-10% increase in sales in 2011 and an increase of the same the following years. The economic recovery in my opinion will be alot slower than the really fast downturn most all of are experiencing right now which really does suck. Talking with several shop owners here in the Northwest some have seen up 50% decrease in business from 2007 even after being an established business of 25 years. I wish everyone in the automotive business to see an increase in 2011.

Mike

[sutton32-aol-com]

Happy New Year Everyone,

My expectations are much better than last year. I finished best $ year in the 22 years in business. I figure that’s good in this economy. I look to tighten things up, hold people more accountable and step back to an owners position. I have some new people and I am no longer afraid someone will leave. Look to market to more of the right customers.

Good luck Everyone, may God bless all with abundance.