Better Business

How to Turn Indecisive Shoppers into Paying Customers

March 19, 2025 By Naseem Muaddi

Early in my career, a customer brought his 1969 Chevrolet Camaro to my auto upholstery shop to inquire about a full custom interior. After speaking with me for over an hour and browsing through hundreds of fabric swatches, he still couldn’t decide how he wanted his interior to look. Over the course of a month, he returned five more times — each time pulling me away from work to … [Read more...] about How to Turn Indecisive Shoppers into Paying Customers

Filing Your Shop’s Taxes is Easier with QuickBooks

March 13, 2025 By Nadeem Muaddi

If you ever wanted to learn how to use QuickBooks, now's your chance. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering free lessons on how to use the popular accounting software. … [Read more...] about Filing Your Shop’s Taxes is Easier with QuickBooks

5 Things To Do Before the U.S. Bans TikTok

January 10, 2025 By Naseem Muaddi

With the TikTok ban possibly going into effect on January 19, many auto upholstery shops are left wondering how to keep things rolling. … [Read more...] about 5 Things To Do Before the U.S. Bans TikTok

6 Polite Ways to Get Rid of Chatty Customers

October 29, 2024 By Naseem Muaddi

It’s a classic dilemma: you’re up against a deadline, focused, and then, bam — a chatty customer walks in your shop, eager to talk your ear off about everything from the weather to what they had for breakfast. … [Read more...] about 6 Polite Ways to Get Rid of Chatty Customers