Hi Joe,

There's a couple threads down the page on developing a "USP" that can Help give you the Edge on the competition...

Make sure you're Keeping in Touch and Uptodate with the industry...

Study & Learn their Lingo and get the Knowledge to Successfully land those accounts.

Here's a few Quick industry resources. Search out your Local Associations and Network, Network even with your competition...

Talking about Competition, Study what they're Doing and what they're Not.

http://www.autobodyonline.com/
http://www.autobodynews.com/
http://www.autobodycouncil.org/

Follow a few particular Sales Experts that can Help build your Sales abilities...

A couple of my Favorites and Many more out there...

Jeffrey Gitomer
http://www.gitomer.com/
http://www.gitomer.com/index.cfm?Git...sCaffeineEzine
Art Sobczak
http://www.businessbyphone.com/
http://businessbyphone.com/backissues.htm

You may also want to checkout Sowpubber Skip Rosell who has an interesting business idea that just might work for you in a variety of ways, whether as a Promotional idea or Possibly as an Addon business.

Always be Thinking Multiple streams of income...

Here's Skip's link with a bunch of Excellent business ideas But go down the page a little...
http://makemoneyalert.com/
"Auto Accident Kits"

Best of Luck!

Phil