If you run credit, you have additional requirements (lucky you). One of those is to notify a customer if they have been turned down and why. Watch this video for more info. Below is a transcript of the video: For those [...]
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The elephant in the room - The Fair Business Practices Act. This may be the most important video in the entire program - about 5 minutes devoted to the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act. Did you know that an as-is sale doesn’t get you out of [...]
What can the government do? Investigate and penalize. One of the last things you may think about when running your business, and likely your biggest surprise, is receiving a notice of investigation from the government. The State and Federal [...]
WOAH! That’s a lot of government authorities! In this video, we discuss the most common government entities that you may see or run into in operating a motor vehicle business. Those include federal entities like the FTC and the CFPB and State [...]
Lot locations - a case study. Zoning issues arise regularly in the dealership world. In this video, we use a real example of a dealership zoning case handled by Lefkoff Law to explain some of the issues that may arise in zoning and land use for [...]
Continuing education. You have to do it. Simply getting your license isn’t enough. Did you know that in order to renew your license, you have to complete CE courses? In this video, we discuss the CE requirements so that you can continue [...]
You have your business but do you have a license? In order to see vehicles in Georgia, you must get a dealer license and maintain a bond. In this video, we discuss the basic licensing and bond requirements. Below is a transcript of the [...]
Documents aren’t enough. Operate the right way. When operating your business, it is critically important that you separate business activities from personal activities. In the video below, we discuss how to do that and why it is so [...]
Your business exists but is it protected? How do you protect yourself and your business from liability? The first step is to make sure you have proper corporate documentation. Without it, you could be subject to personal liability. That’s [...]
Not a registered entity? How about a trade name. Let’s say your business is not one of the entities mentioned in the last video. Are you a trade name? A d/b/a? Do you even know what that means? Find out more by watching the video [...]