Non-competes, non-solicits, and what's actually enforceable
Most shop non-competes are unenforceable, intimidating, and damaging to morale. There are better tools.
Non-solicit beats non-compete
A clear non-solicitation of customers and employees holds up far more often than a broad 'can't work in the industry' clause.
Keep it narrow and reasonable
Specific customers, specific timeframe (typically 12 months), specific geography. Overreach is the reason most non-competes get tossed.
Have an attorney draft it for your state
Enforceability varies by state and changes regularly. A boilerplate copied from the internet is worse than nothing.
Take your version of this question further
This is one operator-tested angle on the question. Your shop, your size, your trade, and your team change the answer. Ask your specific version inside Ask a Shop Owner to get a response grounded in how owners like you actually handled it.