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Member
Benefits
IT’S
YOUR SHOP,
HOW DO YOU WANT TO RUN IT?
Here
are some of the ways that ARA can help:
Monthly Meetings
ARA meets at least once a month to learn new ways of improving
efficiencies and changing business models. Each month, we arrange
topics for discussion, chosen by request from membership. On
special occasions we have guest speakers on the hottest DRP
topics to sandpaper. Come see what you are missing. Here is
what one guest had to say about June 2000s’ meeting on
“Tortuous Interference, That happens everyday.”
“On May of 1999 I attended my first ARA
meeting. Prior to the meeting I had no involvement with
ARA. I was so impressed that I fully paid for my first years
dues. I have paid more for training seminars and got less
out of them. What I learned from that one topic will pay
for itself in less than one month.”
John
Coleman
Coleman's
Bodyshop
Network Support
ARA has established a member to member troubleshooting network.
Member shop owners and managers help members solve problems
that they themselves have encountered at one time and overcome.
Go to a local member site links for names and phone numbers.
Working
For Change
ARA is committed to fighting to change unfair rules and regulations,as
well as insurance policies and procedures which inhibit a
shop owner’s right to make decisions about the quality
of, and cost of a proper repair.
Publications
ARA’s newsletter - Nuts & Bolts, is one of the most
widely read industry publications in Central New York. Additionally,
the newsletter informs members of upcoming seminars, meetings,
events, local and national news and the latest information
on the activities of the association.
As
a member of ARA, you will be part of a group of professionals
who are constantly working to be the most respected, most
informed and most successful repairers in the industry.
- ARA
as a member of NYSAC employs a lobbyist to fight for our
interest at the state level and the Division of Insurance.
- ARA
maintains this website, which you may link to your own site
too, or email us with your questions.
- ARA
proactively seeks to improve the image and professionalism
of its members through the media and personal contacts.
Member
Benefits
- Education
- Increase
Estimating Skills
- Increase
Negotiating Skills
- Produce
Safe Repair Techniques
- Learn
Current Laws and Regulations
- Learn
your Rights as an Independent Business Owner
- Develop
Positive Relationships with Fellow Shop Owners and Managers
- Develop
Interdependence with Insurance Companies
- Learn
People Skills, not just Repair Skills
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