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Associations:

Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA)

Automotive Service Association (ASA)

Business Networking International

Chamber of Commerce

Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA)

Lions Club

National Auto Body Council (NABC)

Online national chamber of commerce directory

Quality Parts Coalition (QPC)

Rotary Club

Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS)

Women’s Industry Network

Business consulting services:

AkzoNobel Car Refinishes

BASF’s VisionPLUS Program

CCC Information Services Group Inc.

COLORMATCH

DuPont Refinishes North America

Mitchell International’s OnDemand5

National Automobile Dealers Association 20 Group

PPG’s MVP Business Solutions

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corp.

Consultants:

ActionCOACH

Automotive Disciplines Inc.

Bernie Blickenstaff, principal of Collision Management Services Inc.

Bob Spitz, vice president of production, Management Success!

Brandtley Automotive Consultants

Charles Coonradt

Chris Sheehy, president, Autobody Consulting Group

Collision Resources Inc.

Configurations

David Butler, owner of Butler Consulting

Edwards & Associates Consulting Inc.

Hank Nunn, president of Nunn & Associates

Integrated Benefit Partners

Jim Webber Training-Consulting-Investigations

John Shoemaker, president of JSE Consulting

Kristen Felder, CEO of Collision Hub Consulting

KPA

Lean Business Solutions

Maurine Patten, owner of Patten Coaching & Consulting

Phoenix Solutions Group

Richard Flint, CEO of Richard Flint Seminars

Robert Fritz, author of The Path of Least Resistance

Ron Joseph

Sharon Gregory, SBG Learning Strategies

Symphony Advisors

The Fristoe Group, a human resources firm

The Growth Coach

Tim Shepelak, business coach at The Growth Coach

Tony Passwater, president of AEII

Customer service resources:

AskPatty.com

Auto Accident Kit

ContactPoint Solutions

Customer Research Inc.

GE Money’s Car Care One program

RDF Enterprises and Vstatus

UpdatePromise.com

Educational institutions and opportunities:

Automotive Career Development Center

Automotive Management Institute (AMI)

Collision Estimator Training Center of San Diego

Dale Carnegie Training

Fox Valley Technical Institute

I-CAR

I-CAR Professional Development Program

Ladies Start Your Engines

Masters Educational Services

Universal Technical Institute

Vale Training Solutions

VeriFacts Automotive

Government agencies and employment documents:

Census bureau

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Rule 6H

E-Verify

Form I-9

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration CAFE standards

Social Security Administration

Social Security Number Verification Service

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Green resources:

Bloom General Contracting Inc.

Certified Spray Coating (CSC) program

Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair (CCAR) GreenLink status

GRC-Pirk Management Co.

greenbusinessalliance.com

LEED certification

Newman Consulting Group

Insurance resources:

Insurance Research Council (IRC)

Management systems:

ALLDATA collision services

Audatex North America Inc.

CCC Total Repair Platform with integrated estimating

Mitchell AutocheX

Mitchell International Inc.

Rome Technologies

Summit Software Solutions

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Marketing consultants and resources:

Auto Accident Kit

Configurations

Creative Radio

Emerge Interactive Media

Excel Sales Consulting

Jingle This

McDonald Marketing

Optiem

UpdatePromise.com

Yelp.com

Technology:

IT Outsource

N2 Spray Solutions

NitroHeat system

Nitrotech Spray system

OEM vehicles and websites

Pixability

Web services:

Autoshop Solutions

AutoWatch

CollisionBuilder.com

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