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If you are based in the USA the Small Business Administration is an excellent source. I have found excellent literature on their website. They also have a group called SCORE which will provide free business consulting and startup classes. I have read a book "Start Your Own Business" by Peter Shea is an excellent source. It is part of the Entrepreneur Press series.
There are several automotive aftermarket associations in the USA that have a lot of excellent information on their website. Check www.autocare.org and www.sema.org.
The USDOC has a great website called www.export.gov. Worth looking at. I have worked with a client based in Southeast Asia who worked in a similar field, expanding into some specific markets.
I hope this helps.
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I wish you the bets of luck.
Case studies are extremely beneficial when it comes to start-ups as they give a clear bird-eye view of the complete situation at hand and help you in better “combating” the problems. Here are few links that might be helpful for you:
1. https://www.sramanamitra.com/entrepreneurship-case-studies
2. https://foundr.com/4-startup-case-studies-failure
3. https://www.cbinsights.com/research/startup-failure-post-mortem/
Besides if you do have any questions give me a call: https://clarity.fm/joy-brotonath
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