About this episode

Hunt Demarest discusses common mistakes shop owners make with their profit and loss statements that can undermine their profitability.

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Do you actually know how much money your shop made last month? If 90% of new clients walking through Hunt's door don't, what are the odds you do? In this episode, Hunt Demarest, CPA, goes solo to call out the four most common ways shop owners are unknowingly sabotaging their own profit and loss statements — and the pain points he sees over and over again with new clients. He opens with a timely PSA on a scam email making the rounds targeting EIDL loan holders, then dives into why 90% of the shops Paar Melis brings on board are working off P&Ls that are materially misstated. From overly complicated financials to sales tracked without their matching costs to the owner's own cash and parts habits quietly wrecking the numbers, Hunt breaks down exactly where things go wrong — and how to fix it. Whether you've got a two-bay shop or a twenty-bay operation, this episode is a gut-check on whether the numbers you're using to run your business are actually telling you the truth. What You'll Learn... (02:59) Why this episode — a follow-up to the summer webinar series on P&Ls (03:24) PSA — the EIDL loan…

People in this episode

Host: Hunt Demarest

Topics covered

• profit and loss statements
• financial mistakes
• shop management
• business profitability
• EIDL loan scams

Keywords

• P&L mistakes
• shop profitability
• financial management
• EIDL loan
• business operations

Sponsors

Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, Overdryve

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