May 2023
2026-02-23T22:46:09+00:00The May issue of AASP-MN News includes highlights of the Alliance's Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference, thoughts from new Board members, a legislative update and much more!
Strategic Planning is Important for Businesses of All Sizes
2023-04-05T14:01:48+00:00Strategic Planning is Important for Businesses of All Sizes By Mike McLynn, AASP-MN President Over the past six months, the AASP-MN Board has created a new strategic plan and started [...]
Winter Is Ending: A Bright Economy on the Horizon for Shops
2023-04-05T13:57:08+00:00Winter Is Ending: A Bright Economy on the Horizon for Shops by Chasidy Rae Sisk Inflation. Increasing interest rates. Recession. These scary concepts likely leave small business owners cold [...]
A Correlation between Under-Indemnification and the Tech Shortage
2023-04-05T13:45:02+00:00A Correlation between Under-Indemnification and the Tech Shortage by Burl Richards, ABAT President As a shop owner, I constantly try to stay aware of the environment our industry is in, [...]
Appraisal: An Issue of Life and Death
2023-04-05T13:30:52+00:00Appraisal: An Issue of Life and Death by Chasidy Rae Sisk At first glance, it may appear like Right to Appraisal is a pecuniary matter, but as Ware Wendell [...]
Keeping Collision Repair Alive: Vo-tech Instructors Reflect on State of the Industry
2023-04-04T20:41:01+00:00Keeping Collision Repair Alive: Vo-tech Instructors Reflect on State of the Industry by Alana Quartuccio Bonillo Challenging. Difficult. Concerning. Unfortunately, these negative words are used all too often when describing [...]
Why Should YOU Care About AASP/MA’s Reimbursement Rate and ADALB Reform Bills?
2023-04-04T20:37:03+00:00Why Should YOU Care About AASP/MA’s Reimbursement Rate and ADALB Reform Bills? by Chasidy Rae Sisk We get it…you’re busy running a business and making sure that your customers’ vehicles [...]
Ask Mike: Where Do You Stand on the Major Aftermarket Scan Tool and Blend Studies?
2023-04-04T20:32:58+00:00Ask Mike: Where Do You Stand on the Major Aftermarket Scan Tool and Blend Studies? by Mike Anderson This month, we “ASK MIKE” for his thoughts on recent industry [...]