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Peer Benchmarking for Carpet Cleaning Firms Can Show You The Path To Profits! There’s no question that carpet cleaning firms have taken a big hit in the current economic downturn. As one operator noted, everybody seems to be constantly asking, “How much?” Some firms have been doing their best just to hold on. But even…
Peer Benchmarking Can Make a Difference For Your Day Care Center! The economic downturn isn’t going to last forever, even if it might seem that way sometimes. That’s why they call it an economic cycle: Every downturn brings an upswing eventually! But until that happens, how do you make the most of every opportunity? What’s…
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Part 1 of 3. This is a three part article, watch the next two months for the remaining portions. We get lots of inquiries about the pros and cons of an insurance contract for obtaining inventory. Also, due to the high cost of selling through pools, many insurers are considering contracts again. Likewise, recyclers are…
January, 2009 Imagine receiving a visit from a local sheriff with a handful of your mail that he retrieved from a ditch. Consider how it would feel to get a welcome call from an account representative at a store in a city 1,000 miles away verifying that you have opened a charge account. The Federal…
July 2007 How many times do we see business owners looking out the window or at their watch while impatiently waiting for the time to justify their exit? Why come in late or leave early if your ambition is to excel? Those who are always looking for excuses not to work are never going to…
September, 2008 In the mid-eighties, I thought things were moving along pretty well for my business. One of my competitors was a former employee. He was a low-price provider. He bought cheap cars from individuals and sold parts for very low prices. I bought cars at auctions where I had to pay more for them…
Recycling story January 2003 I get lots of calls and emails from folks who are entertaining the idea of starting a new auto salvage business. I’ve had this story on my to-do list for some time but saved it until now so I could see how some of the new yards that opened in 2001…
I know there is lots of grumbling about the terrorist activity, the fall of the stock market, and the overall shape of the economy, and I am sure this has caused more fallout in some areas than others. All that said, BUSINESS IS GREAT! I hear it time and again. I have 11 tenants in…
E-mail can be a remarkable tool that boosts productivity or it can be a huge time waster. Mostly how well email works depends upon how skilled you are at effectively managing it. I would like to share some of the tips and tricks that have helped me manage the hundreds of e-mails that I get…