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title: "Brinlo blog | Notes from the shop"
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# From the shop.

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![Shop owner placing a job card into a rack with keys hanging beside it.](https://usebrinlo.com/art/blog/run-auto-repair-shop.webp)Oct 4, 2026

Shop operations

## How to run an auto repair shop day to day

](https://usebrinlo.com/blog/run-auto-repair-shop/)

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![Shop owner checking an open ledger and setting a token beside expense slips.](https://usebrinlo.com/art/blog/auto-repair-shop-profit-margin.webp)Oct 4, 2026

Pricing and shop numbers

## Auto repair shop profit margin: calculate your own

](https://usebrinlo.com/blog/auto-repair-shop-profit-margin/)

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![Shop owner holding a blank parts tag and pointing to a paper grid beside a filter and spark plug.](https://usebrinlo.com/art/blog/parts-markup-matrix.webp)Oct 4, 2026

Pricing and shop numbers

## Parts markup and pricing matrices for repair shops

](https://usebrinlo.com/blog/parts-markup-matrix/)

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![Cartoon calculator gathering three blank job slips of different lengths.](https://usebrinlo.com/art/blog/effective-labor-rate.webp)Oct 4, 2026

Pricing and shop numbers

## Effective labor rate: formula and worked calculation

](https://usebrinlo.com/blog/effective-labor-rate/)

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