| Right now all small businesses are really watching their | | | | "What incentive Might I Use?" That is to say; "What |
| costs and they are also watching their receivables | | | | can I do to improve my employees' efficiency to get |
| and cash flow. They have to. If they don't they'll be | | | | them to work harder?" |
| out of business, because a recession makes life | | | | Now then, we know the question, the second set of |
| tough on all small businesses. What about the mobile | | | | questions are the right questions, even if the |
| oil change business, it must be doing good because | | | | entrepreneur asks; "how can I MAKE my employees |
| people have to change their oil right? | | | | work as hard as me?" The reality is you can't make |
| Well, people are supposed to change their oil, but | | | | anyone do anything, if you MAKE them do it, you are |
| when they don't have enough money to buy food, | | | | not an employer you are running a prison, or you are |
| pay the bills, or they are getting behind on their rent | | | | a slave driver, and in this day and age that definitely |
| or mortgage payments, they often allow their | | | | will not fly, see that point. |
| vehicles to go past the proper interval for oil | | | | Luckily, for this individual in the mobile oil change |
| changing. The reality is every small business is | | | | industry there have been many car dealerships which |
| affected by the recession, and nothing, or that is to | | | | have lost their franchise license from their parent |
| say no small business is completely immune, or | | | | companies of Chrysler or General Motors. That |
| recession proof. | | | | means there are a lot of automotive technicians that |
| Not long ago, a mobile auto service business | | | | are out of work and will work fairly inexpensively. |
| entrepreneur went to one of our websites, noticed | | | | However, even Jiffy Lube pays more than eight |
| that we were in the mobile automotive sector, and | | | | dollars an hour, as well as the Wal-Mart supercenters |
| asked me about employee pay. He stated; | | | | which also now do oil changes (only $12.99 can you |
| "I pay only $8 hr at this time. I am thinking I need to | | | | believe it?). |
| give some type of incentive to make them work | | | | Most mobile oil change companies service fleets, and |
| even harder because of course they are not working | | | | if you are doing fleets one thing you can do is give |
| as hard as me. Is there some type of solution there. | | | | incentive pay. In other words, give those employees |
| I have enough work to keep me really busy." | | | | a little stipend for each vehicle they complete, and |
| Very good question isn't it? Sure it is, and don't | | | | you will note that they go faster, and don't lollygag. |
| forget he asks this question in the middle of a | | | | Indeed, hope this advice will sink in, and that you will |
| recession right, so there are plenty of people who | | | | think on it. |
| want the job, so let's take his question to mean; | | | | |