Security System Considerations For Your Car Wash (First Published In Auto Laundry News) By Buzz Glover 9-24-13 When building a new car wash or adding a security system to an existing car wash you should consider the following: 1. Best practices for deterring vandalism or theft. 2. Best practices for deterring unbstantiated damage claims. 3. […]…
July 27, 2013 I started a “Day-In-The-Life” page on Facebook so aspiring car wash owners can follow along with what to expect if they end-up getting in the business. If you want to follow along, please click this link: day-in-the-life and hit “like”. Or paste this link into your browser: https://www.facebook.com/pages/CarWashBusiness101com/166138040140566 Thanks, Buzzie…
I have been meaning to write this blog post for a couple of weeks now. I hesitated because I did not want to squelch Albert’s dreams of getting into the car wash business. You see, Albert emailed me after purchasing and reading my book “Car Wash Business 101, The #1 Car Wash Start-Up Guide”. He […]…
I was excited today when I opened up my issue of the Auto Laundry News. I was thumbing through the pages when I realized they published an article that I submitted to them almost 6 months ago. When so much time went by, I thought maybe they didn’t find it newsworthy. what was even more […]…
For some reason, I always wanted to build a self-serve car wash. Maybe it was sub-consciously related to how I washed cars at a local Lincoln Mercury dealer to put myself through college. Maybe it was because I thought it would just be an easy business. Maybe it was because I thought the entry costs […]…
Yesterday I talked to a car wash owner in Arkansas. His name was John and he was referred to me by a car wash equipment distributor rep for equipment I am entertaining as my possible new vendor to upgrade my equipment to. I will only be upgrading the automatic in-bay equipment at my wash which […]…
Show Summary – In this episode, I tell you how and why a great investor package is the first step to success in getting into the car wash business. What you will learn in this episode: Why it is important to create a great investor/bank package. What you should include in your investor/bank package. Why […]…
Show Summary – In this episode, I tell you about my day-to-day activities. I also discuss the passive nature of owning self-serve car washes and what to expect and possibly some misconceptions of self-serve car wash ownership. What you will learn in this episode: What the daily life of a self-serve car wash owner is […]…
One of the biggest internal struggles I have as a car wash owner is the quality that my car wash turns out. When I get a customer complaint it gives me a knot in my stomach and is very emotionally disheartening. Over the past eight years since opening my first wash, I have become better […]…
I often think about what I would do now vs. 8 years ago when I built my first car wash or even 5 years ago when I built my second car wash. What’s amazing that even after being in the business for three years in 2007 when I built my second wash I made many […]…