Services

On Location Site Assessments - for both existing and proposed locations

Existing sites –

·       Give you as an owner a critical and professional look from a customer’s perspective.

·       Appraise sales and production techniques.

·       Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a particular operation. 

·       Identify each sites needs and a solid solution for effecting a change.

New site

·       The best possible investment you can make is a professional site evaluation.

·       The biggest decision you will make is choosing the location of your business.

·       Assess the sites potential for a car wash, fast lube or any other possible profit centers.

·       Minimize risk (including competitive threat analysis, long term ground lease vs. fee ownership etc). Maximize the possibilities of a proposed site including alternate profit centers and Plan B Strategies .  

·       Ascertain best and highest use for the site.

·       Assist you with possible site layouts.

·       Preliminary zoning code review.

·       Due diligence essentials .

Sales Training

·        Increase top line revenues through a proven sales procedure. 

·        Our lube clients average $47 - $58 per car after all discounts!

·        Our Full Service wash clients see $2+ per car increases after our sales training

·        Expect same day sales increases with Pit Stop’s solid sales training initiatives.

·        Our methods can be easily taught to new employees for years to come. 

·        These procedures have had a 100% success rate for years. 

Customer Service Training

·        Create a predictable and comfortable place for your customers.

·        Improve the customers' overall buying experience at a location.

·        Happier customers spend more money.

Production Training

·        Remove bottlenecks in service procedures.

·        Reduce labor through proven production procedures.

·        Improve throughput which allows for a higher volume of customers.

Franchise Alternative

·        Can’t decide if you want to pay all that money up front and residuals for a name brand?

·        What is a name brand worth?

·         We assess the type of opportunity that exists in your market and help you fill in the blanks to make the decision easy.

Management Training

·        Your manager is the single most important person you have.

·        Operational management is a key to a successful car wash or fast lube. 

·        We assist you in recruiting the right candidates.

·        Through our proven management development system, we simplify the process and produce you a winning manager. 

P&L Accountability Education   

·        Training Regional or District Managers to oversee multiple locations is vital for them to effectively manage. This also allows you to better supervise your management team . 

·        In certain circumstances location or store managers respond very well to being “in the know” as to how the company generates its revenues and how they can help the company while simultaneously advancing their own careers . 

·        Effectively centralize multiple location operations management through efficient P&L dissemination.

Organizational Consulting

·        Some companies have grown too fast and/or have simply never taken the time to internally systematize their organizations. 

·        When companies are not organized correctly it lends itself to “spontaneous chaos.”  Profitability declines in this environment.

·         Lack of proper organizational controls and systems becomes a parasite on an otherwise good company. 

Strategic Marketing

·        Shotgun advertising is a waste of time and money.

·        Systemically planned marketing is necessary to get the most “bang for the buck.”  A well thought out, concerted effort is needed.

Operational Manuals

·        Comply with governmental requirements with appropriate manuals

·        No location is complete without proper operations manuals.

·        Employee manuals serve to answer many employee questions.

·        Keep employees informed through company handbooks.

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