Precision Manufacturing, Precision Business: How the Best Machine Shops Turn Discipline into Profit

Most machine shop owners are excellent at making parts. Far fewer have been taught how to build a business that is profitable, scalable, transferable and calm enough to run without constant firefighting. This book closes that gap.

Drawing from decades of experience in the business, Paul Van Metre shows shop owners how to turn technical excellence into business excellence.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Build business systems that reduce owner dependence and increase profits
• Strengthen estimating, quoting, job costing, and cash flow
• Create a shop floor where work flows instead of stalls
• Develop a culture where good people stay and improve the business
• Make your company more valuable, whether you ever sell it or not

Whether you're starting a shop, buying one, trying to grow past the owner-operator stage, preparing for an eventual exit, or simply tired of carrying the whole business on your back, this book gives you a practical roadmap for building a company that can thrive.