Every day, you face the same frustrating questions: Why can’t I advertise my business effectively? Why are parts so expensive and hard to find? Why do manufacturers like Apple and Samsung seem to work against me and my business? Why does it feel like the deck is stacked against independent repair shops?

Here’s why you should care: These aren’t just inconveniences—they’re systematic barriers designed to squeeze out independent repair businesses and funnel customers toward expensive manufacturer programs and new device sales.

But what if I told you there’s a proven way to tear down these barriers? That thousands of repair shops working together can force real change? That’s exactly what the United We Repair Coalition is designed to do.

Why Should You Care?

Because These Problems Are Costing You Serious Money

Google Ad Restrictions: Your Customers Can’t Find You

Why You Should Care: 73% of consumers search “phone repair near me” on Google first, but Google’s 2018 advertising ban means your shop is invisible while “authorized centers” and new device ads dominate search results.

What’s At Stake: Access to Google Ads could increase your monthly revenue by 25-40%. If you’re making $15,000/month, that’s $3,750-$6,000 you’re leaving on the table every single month.

Industry Impact: This advertising lockout costs independent repair shops at least $3.4 billion annually based on our comprehensive industry analysis—money that should be flowing to businesses like yours.

Right to Repair: You’re Locked Out of Profitable Services

Why You Should Care: Manufacturers deliberately restrict access to parts, tools, and repair manuals, forcing 60% of potential repairs toward their expensive programs or new device sales.

What’s At Stake: Washington State’s new right-to-repair law (effective 2026) will give shops access to previously forbidden iPhone and Samsung repairs. Early projections suggest this could double repair volume for participating businesses.

The Big Picture: Right to repair could unlock $50 billion in repair revenue nationwide—but only if we fight for comprehensive legislation everywhere, not just piecemeal state victories.

Tariff Threats: Parts Prices Could Explode 145% or More

Why You Should Care: The administration’s 90-day tariff pause expires August 14th. Without repair industry exemptions, parts costs could skyrocket, making repairs uncompetitive against new device purchases.

What’s At Stake: Your profit margins and customer retention. When repair costs approach new device prices, customers stop repairing—and you lose business permanently.

The Opportunity: The administration wants to support small businesses while encouraging domestic manufacturing. Repair industry tariff exemptions align perfectly with both goals, but we need collective voice to secure them.

Parts Availability: The $20 Billion Supply Chain Stranglehold

Why You Should Care: OEMs control 80% of parts distribution, creating artificial scarcity that forces you to turn away 35% of potential customers due to parts unavailability.

What’s At Stake: Every customer you turn away represents lost revenue and damaged reputation. Limited parts sources also inflate costs by 20-40% compared to competitive markets.

Our Integrated Approach: The TCA will work with existing parts providers to integrate new supply programs, including forcing OEM programs to open up, partnering with emerging manufacturers, establishing industry-wide parts standards, supporting platforms like the Basile Network for used parts, and collaborating with 3D printing companies. We’re not replacing your current suppliers—we’re expanding your options.

Why Should You Give?

Because Individual Action Gets Individual Results

The Hard Truth About Going It Alone

You can’t negotiate with Google as one shop. You can’t influence tariff policy as one business. You can’t force Apple to open their parts program as one repair service. Individual companies lack the scale and resources to create meaningful change.

The Power of Collective Action

Proven Model: The Auto Care Association represents 3,000+ automotive repair businesses and regularly wins policy battles that benefit the entire industry. They succeed because they speak with one unified voice backed by substantial resources.

Our Target: To start with, our goal is to find 1,300+ repair businesses and 100+ industry partners, growing to thousands of repair businesses and hundreds of industry partners—companies that sell into our industry—creating the largest advocacy force in tech repair history.

Why Your Investment Matters:

• For Repair Business Owners: We’re only asking you to invest what you can afford—starting at $10/month. If you can afford to give more, additional support levels are available.

• For Industry Partners: We’re asking parts, software, accessory, tool, and marketing providers and other repair adjacent companies to invest $100/month (or more if they can afford it) because they have greater capacity and benefit from industry-wide growth.

• Tax deductible as a business expense through our 501(c)(6) structure

• Immediate ROI: Even small wins on any single issue could generate thousands in additional annual revenue

What Your Investment Buys

We know you’re busy running your business—that’s exactly why the TCA exists. Your membership dollars go toward organizing comprehensive campaigns, executing strategic plans, and hiring full-time professionals dedicated to solving these problems so you can focus on what you do best: running your repair business.

Professional Advocacy Team: Full-time staff conducting executive-level lobbying with Google, Apple, Samsung, and other manufacturers who currently ignore individual shop concerns. We’ll also bring in consultants and attorneys as needed to strengthen our efforts.

Strategic Campaign Execution: Coordinated policy influence in Washington DC, state legislatures, and regulatory proceedings where your business interests are decided.

Industry Leadership: A unified voice that commands respect from policymakers who currently address repair concerns on a fragmented, case-by-case basis.

Transparent Operations: As a 501(c)(6) non-profit, the TCA maintains full transparency in all activities. Members receive regular updates on campaign progress, fund utilization, and strategic developments affecting the industry.

The Bottom Line:

This Is Your Fight, Whether You Join It or Not

These four barriers will continue costing you money every single day whether you participate in the solution or not. The only question is whether you’ll help tear them down or watch from the sidelines while others determine your industry’s future.

The United We Repair Coalition launches July 7, 2025. Over the next month, we’ll be working hard to find the right people, finalize our comprehensive strategy, and prepare for launch. Following the July 7th launch, we’ll spend July and August building our membership, finalizing a board of advisors from a list of respected industry leaders, and holding our first in-person meeting at the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo in August. We’re also open to working with any other organization that will fully endorse our goals and work with us on this important project. Full program implementation begins in September 2025. This isn’t just another trade association—it’s the most comprehensive advocacy effort in repair industry history, backed by the established Tech Care Association and built on a proven model of collective action.

Your business faces systematic challenges that require systematic solutions. Individual action gets individual results. United action gets industry transformation.

The choice is yours: Continue fighting these battles alone with limited success, or join thousands of repair businesses in the largest advocacy effort our industry has ever seen.

United we repair. Divided we struggle.

Ready to stop losing money to systematic barriers? Contact the Tech Care Association in Washington, DC. Coalition membership drive begins with our 60-day campaign launching July 7th, with program implementation starting September 2025.