MALVERN, Pa. – Art Blumenthal LLC has launched a new program targeting the aftermarket’s “best and brightest” to become owners of their own tire and auto service shops. The “Be Your Own Boss” marketing campaign incentivizes current shop managers and associates who desire to own their own business by offering up to $10,000 in “Bonu$Buck$” on qualifying deals as a credit to the purchase.
Blumenthal, a business broker specializing in the tire and auto service aftermarket, created the program in response to his findings that most successful aftermarket shop owners who bought their businesses in the past 10 years had a background as a store associate.
The program provides the roadmap and launch pad for potential buyers to achieve business ownership. Blumenthal’s “Be Your Own Boss” buyer registry provides a means for potential buyers to receive regular preference-based updates on the best matches of aftermarket businesses for sale, coaching assistance and information regarding seller and SBA financing.
“Experience and expertise in the auto service business are crucial factors in predicting success as a shop owner,” Blumenthal said. “In my evaluation of the aftermarket landscape, it’s apparent that on one side there are hundreds of independent and franchise opportunities currently available, while on the other side, there are many highly skilled and talented shop employees who have dreamed of the financial freedom and lifestyle benefits associated with ownership.
“In order to ensure that the aftermarket continues to uphold its valuable position in repairing and servicing the nation’s vehicles, the next generation of aftermarket owners must truly come from the ranks of the industry’s ‘best and brightest.’ I want to transform their dreams into reality. Through special arrangements with my clients offering their businesses for sale, I have created the ‘Be Your Own Boss’ program to provide financial incentives to attract and encourage industry professionals to act now.”
In addition to listings of independent shops on the resale market being represented by Blumenthal, he also provides business brokerage services for nationwide aftermarket franchise organizations with strong branding and a total footprint of more than 6,000 locations.
