The Management Matters series consists of 12 modules offering practical advice and guidance on how to tackle the daily business dilemmas faced by workshop owners.
Peter Warrilow, co-founder of the Bodyshop Fellowship, said the series brings together years of practical industry experience and is aimed at helping owners in managing their way to profitability.
Most of the time, workshops are advised by their large customers on what they can change in order to secure business. Conversely, the costs of materials, consumables and labour don't seem to be reducing, he said.
Clearly, the route to profitability must lie in the management of the business internally and the business's position in the supply chain.
Other modules in the series include controlling the cash flow and the anatomy of profit.