Quiting the business

[wash_me]

There building a new Jag dealership here and the owner has been dropping me hits that he might want me to head the detailing department. I only been in business for 3 years but I am not sure if I can hang it up and give up on all the work I have put into my business. But if I do take the job I’ll get a pay check year around, heath insurance and retirement.

 

[Scottwax]

Considering your location's winter weather and the availability to detail year 'round at a dealership (plus teach them how to detail properly!), that may be a good idea. Good luck with whatever you decide!

 

[imported_memnuts]

Take the job (benefits are very important) and scale back your business to only your favorite customers. Extra money on the side and you will always have the option to re-establish if the Jag position is not what you expected. If you have skilled and trusted employees now, just become the administrator and allow them to keep going full bore.

Congrats on the wonderful opportunity. :xyxthumbs

 

[imported_Malachi]

Take the job (benefits are very important) and scale back your business to only your favorite customers. Extra money on the side and you will always have the option to re-establish if the Jag position is not what you expected. If you have skilled and trusted employees now, just become the administrator and allow them to keep going full bore.

Congrats on the wonderful opportunity. :xyxthumbs

Great Advise :xyxthumbs

 

[Spilchy]

Go with the job! That sounds wonderful. I think all of us would love to have the opportunity to head a detailing department, prepping and working on high end cars for delivery.



Think of all the horror stories we here about dealer detailing. We would now have an Autopian in charge! How cool!



Also, think about the steady income, benefits, 401k?! That's great. Plus, on the weekends, you can detail for extra cash or have a trusted someone do it for you, and you take a bulk of the percentage and not even lift a finger.



I think your new job would be a huge endorsement of your detailing ability and can lead to steady weekend work too if you market it properly! You can make more money in your new situation with this formula!



Congrats and I hope you take it.



Please keep us posted on how things go and your abilities to implement your detailing philosphy on the job in relation to products, techniques, teaching methods and influence!!

 

[K_Csaxo]

cant beat the advice regarding scaling down your business to favourite customers.

 

[Jngrbrdman]

Hey, you can always detail on your own in your spare time. You'll be just like most of us in the sense that you work 9 to 5 for the man and then detail for private clients on the weekends. Its a good life. :bigups

 

[Jesstzn]

Just hope the dealer allows you to detail "your" way and not what we are used to seeing at dealers.. Good Luck which ever way ya go.



BTW I was in Boise Sept before last for the Geo. Strait concert.. wonderful town and the people/ hotel treated us wonderful.

 

[Redcar GUY]

Considering your location's winter weather and the availability to detail year 'round at a dealership (plus teach them how to detail properly!), that may be a good idea. Good luck with whatever you decide!

I'll 2nd that

 

[quamen]

Im glad that oppurtunity came up for you. I see it the other way though if you are not in a immediate financial bind. I say, take your current business and expand it. You have the experience,knowledge and skills. It seems most people even on this board just do detailing themselves and do not have employees. If you trained someone you can have that person work for you while you work another area. Sooner or later you can expand and even open a francise if you want to stay in the business.



Im stating this if you dont not have a family or kids at this time and can afford to take this risk. I think one of the great benefits of owning your own business is that your the boss, you have a great feeling of accomplishment, a income without the constraints typically associated with salaried employment and the ABILITY TO CREATE A VALAUBLE BUSINESS OPERATION THAT CAN BE SOLD FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY AT A LATER DATE. You worked this hard, why stop now? As many I tend to look at the present, but cant hurt to picture the future. just my opinion though and my idea. Im 22 and do not have any "holds" that I have to worry about. Once I operate this season, if all goes well ill have another truck out ASAP.

 

[wash_me]

You guys alway have good ideas for me to sleep on.



btw I took a part-time job at the benz dealership and got see the horror first hand. Not sure if I change there ways but I can alway try.

 

[imported_ajbarnes]

Take the job (benefits are very important) and scale back your business to only your favorite customers. Extra money on the side and you will always have the option to re-establish if the Jag position is not what you expected. If you have skilled and trusted employees now, just become the administrator and allow them to keep going full bore.

Congrats on the wonderful opportunity. :xyxthumbs

:xyxthumbs

 

[wash_me]

I turn the job down, working for the dealership is not for me. It was like taking a gaint step back in my life working there. After reading "Rich Dad Poor Dad" it help me alot to make my decision. So its back to being self-employ and free .

 

[1 Clean WS6]

Im glad that oppurtunity came up for you. I see it the other way though if you are not in a immediate financial bind. I say, take your current business and expand it. You have the experience,knowledge and skills. It seems most people even on this board just do detailing themselves and do not have employees. If you trained someone you can have that person work for you while you work another area. Sooner or later you can expand and even open a francise if you want to stay in the business.



Im stating this if you dont not have a family or kids at this time and can afford to take this risk. I think one of the great benefits of owning your own business is that your the boss, you have a great feeling of accomplishment, a income without the constraints typically associated with salaried employment and the ABILITY TO CREATE A VALAUBLE BUSINESS OPERATION THAT CAN BE SOLD FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY AT A LATER DATE. You worked this hard, why stop now? As many I tend to look at the present, but cant hurt to picture the future. just my opinion though and my idea. Im 22 and do not have any "holds" that I have to worry about. Once I operate this season, if all goes well ill have another truck out ASAP.

I agree. If you do not have the constraints of children and can afford to take the risk...I would do it. I am lucky enough to have a wife that works in corporate America so I get health benefits through her...this is in my opinion the hardest part of being self-employed. They way I see it there is no better boss than yourself and that is why I have been self-employed for the past 2 years!:xyxthumbs