In Just 2 weeks! "Labor Factory Software" THIS SOFTWARE REFLECTS  a LIFETIME OF WORK and it will give you more useful information than a typical accountant can ever provide you in seconds. To read about it click the    Software  / Tools bar    on this page 
Vin Waterhouse Alumni:  Click Labor Rate / Diagnostic Tool and calculate your labor rates free 

We are an Automotive Accounting, Training and Consulting Company specializing in the automotive aftermarket.

1,000 years ago there were average and extremely successful businesses all competing in that era selling similar products and 1,000 years from now that will be true as well.

As a student of the industry, I know that sound fundamental business practices can be taught and passed on almost like a recipe.  As example, if you ever baked a cake you know what the cake will look like, smell like and taste like before ever pulling a pan out of your cabinet because you followed a proven recipe. The four key ingredients for a successful business are Integrity, Competence, Empathy and Discipline in this exact order. Everything else can be taught.  Click my FREE Financial Health Check test and measure your management skills.

Our purpose is to help NAPA store owners, AutoCare centers and independent repair shop owners achieve their dreams by working on their business as owners / managers and less in their business as an employee.

Our services include but are not limited to, seminars, industry statistics, targets and benchmarks for the average and top 25% most profitable operations in the country. We offer a range from 3 hour classes to  2- day management seminars, A financial analysis of individual businesses and our NEW  "Supper Clubs" for advanced training with personal accountability and a 1 on 1 trainer.  Successful people do what they don't want to do when they don't want to do it!

Click Articles / News and read my 1989 From the Trenches article which is a current today as it was then  Click Software / Tools and calculate your "Labor Intensive" (LI.) labor rate and "Diagnostic Labor Rate" (D)  FREE. Be sure to visit our LINKS page for info on other informative sites. Browse the site and see if there is anything here for you.

Thank you for all you do!

Vincent B. Waterhouse
The Waterhouse Group