MANAGEMENT SEMINARS FOR COLLISION INDUSTRY SHOP OWNERS/MANAGERS

Topics include:

• Shop valuation
• Employment law
• Succession
• Employment grants and business incentives

The collision repair associations continue to offer technical and online training, but have been advised by members that they are interested in management seminars to assist in providing profitability and management skills to shop owners and managers.

Commencing in February these five evening events will feature:

 Tuesday, February 3, 2009
GRANTS, INCENTIVES AND TAX CREDITS
Hiring an apprentice, increasing business, hiring staff, upgrading for spray booths, business loans, etc.
Guest Speakers:  Christine Boucher, JobConnect
Brian Morris, City of Hamilton, Economic Development
Lorraine Baatz, apprenticesearch.com

 Tuesday, February 10, 2009   
SUCCESSION FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Keeping your business within the family, sale to employee, share allocation, arranging your business assets properly, tax and capital gains issues
Guest Speaker:  A representative from  Grant Thornton Accountants LLP, will highlight the answers and the process that has been successful for other collision repair shops.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009
COLLISION REPAIR EMPLOYMENT LAW
Dismissal, hiring, wrongful termination, constructive dismissal, employment standards, holidays, employee vs. contractor rules Guest Speaker:  James Cimba,B.A., LL.B., Cimba and Associates Barristers and Solicitors

Tuesday, February 24, 2009     
WHAT IS MY SHOP WORTH?
What price would a willing buyer pay? How to valuate? How are assets priced? Is goodwill identifiable?  Is a banner name worth more? Also, property only sale with lease back and environmental issues.
Guest Speakers:  Anthony (Tony) Nigro, Royal LePage State Realty Brokerage and                         former Fix Auto Shop owner
                        Massimo Iudica, Royal LePage State Realty Brokerage
                        Tony Auchincloss, Tool Inventory and Appraisal      

Tuesday, March 3, 2009              
PROFIT CENTRES
Paint less dent removal, car rental, car wash, windshields and repair, headlight restoration, rustproofing, gold plating, paint touch-up and your phone as a profit centre. Some providers of these add-on services for your shops will explain how this works.

  Location:
Motive Power Training Centre
606 Rennie Street, Hamilton (just off the QEW at Woodward Ave. exit))

Time:
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 pm

Admission:

• Members in Good Standing (membership paid in full) $10.00 plus GST
• Non-members $25.00 plus GST

 Refreshments provided.  Question and answer sessions included.

Pre-registration with payment is mandatory. 
Contact our office at 1-866-309-4272, e-mail at info@ciia.com , register online
or fax at 905-545-3440.