Where I work One firm per trade, per market. Eight states, five Canadian regions.
I take one firm per trade, per market. A collision shop and a property manager in the same city are not competitors; two collision shops are. That means the honest answer to “do you work in my area” is sometimes no, and I would rather tell you that up front than in three emails.
Trades · Auto service and collision · Auto parts and recyclers · The desk set to your licensing regime
United States
Eight states, chosen for market conditions and for the practical reason that I can reach each of them inside its own working day from Erin. Each has a page of its own. Trades, auto parts and auto service shops in each of them. Licensing differs by state, by trade and often by city or county, so the desk is set to the rules that apply to your shop.
Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton
Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, South Bend, Carmel, Fishers
Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Savannah, Athens
Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Murfreesboro
Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso
Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia, Independence, Lee’s Summit
Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Broken Arrow, Edmond, Lawton
Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton
Canada
Rental and condominium or strata management both. Where a province licenses management - the CMRAO in Ontario, RECA in Alberta, BCFSA in British Columbia - the desk is configured to route to a licensed manager and stop there.
Erin, Orangeville, Caledon, Guelph, Halton Hills, Mono, Shelburne, Fergus, Elora, Grand Valley, the GTA, Hamilton, Niagara, Ottawa and southwestern Ontario
Moncton, Halifax, Saint John, Fredericton, Charlottetown, St. John’s
Calgary, Edmonton
Vancouver, Lower Mainland, Victoria, Kelowna
Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon
Where the answer is no, and why.
Quebec
Quebec is the one place I say no on capability rather than capacity. The syndicate framework and the OACIQ regime are different enough that I would rather decline than do it badly.
California, Washington, Florida
Two states are excluded permanently rather than for capacity. California and Washington both give a private right of action with statutory damages per message, which is a risk I will not carry on a client’s behalf or my own. Florida is out of the trades books until state licensing and telemarketing registration are settled with counsel. I would rather name those out loud than have you find out when you ask.
Not on the list
If your state or province is not on this list, it usually means I have not opened it yet rather than that I have ruled it out. Ask. I will tell you straight whether I can help, and if I cannot I will say so in the nine minutes rather than after you have spent an hour.
Already taken
Because I am one operator rather than an agency with a roster, and because the business two towns over should not be buying the same visibility work I built for you. One seat per trade in each market: taking a collision centre does not close the market to a plumber, and it does close it to the next collision centre. If your seat is taken, you hear it in the nine minutes.
I am one operator in Erin, Ontario. That is not a disclaimer, it is the model.
There is no office in Columbus and I am not going to invent one. The profile work is done on the Google profile you already hold, the desk answers wherever your phone rings, and every call and form is counted wherever it lands - none of which improves by being done from inside your city. What you get instead of a local address is one person who answers his own phone, publishes where the desk stops before you ask, and tells you in the nine minutes if your market is already gone.
Asked and answered.
Do you actually work in the United States, or is this a Canadian firm claiming to? +
What does one firm per market actually mean? +
Do American firms pay the same as Canadian ones? +
My state is not listed. Is that a no? +
Find out whether your market is still open.
Nine minutes. Tell me your town and your trade, and I will tell you whether the seat is free and where you currently sit against the businesses around you.
or call 647-242-5800or write it down