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A Rundown of the COVID-19 Impact on Business Tax Legislation
In response to the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, and its accompanying economic disruptions, Congress has passed significant legislation to provide small-business owners with...
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Keep Customers From Eyeing Up Your Competitors
Although Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield may have been right about love relationships when they penned their hit, “Breaking Up Is Hard...
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Pandemic Provides Opportunity to Embrace Email Marketing
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, internet usage has skyrocketed across the U.S. People are turning to their devices and computers...
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A Different Approach to Buying Drain Cleaning Equipment
Purchasing equipment or a new drain cleaning tool can be difficult in today’s market where it seems like there are countless options...
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3 Tips for Making the Most Out of Downtime
With the disruption that the coronavirus pandemic has caused in our lives, for most people it’s not business as usual. Many nonessential...
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Tax Relief Available for Small Businesses Providing Paid Leave During Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has created a challenging climate for small businesses. Financial concerns are butting up against public health interests.
With that challenge...
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Your Employee Just Asked for a Raise. What’s Next?
Years ago, I got fired over problems that arose regarding an employee’s raise. So I may care a little more about what you should...
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7 Ways to Build a Culture of Excellence in Your Company
We hear and read a lot about big company cultural excellence driven by globally recognized visionaries. But service business owners can project...
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What Drain Cleaners Need to Know About Tax Reform and Equipment Acquisition
Equipment is one of the most important factors in smooth operation of a drain cleaning business, and the question of how to...
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Why You Should Take Staff Meetings Seriously
For a myriad reasons, many small-business owners don’t hold regular staff meetings. Furthermore, most who do don’t get the most they could...
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The Wide Spectrum of Business Marketing Possibilities
Inspiration sometimes comes from the most unlikely places. Drain cleaner Hugh McLaughlin was waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles...
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Seemingly Good Short-Term Business Decisions Can Have Long-Term Negative Effects
If you’re like a lot of business owners, when you first started your company, you said yes to just about every job....
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6 Tips for Building Better Business Relationships
Relationships matter — not only in your personal life, but in your business life as well. Start with the obvious point: Long-term...
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9 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting Your Own Drain Cleaning Company
What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: Know your product better than anyone, know your customer and have...
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How to Navigate Challenging Business Relationships
One of your employees is acting weird. Typically personable and engaged, this guy suddenly seems distant and distracted.
As the odd behavior adds...
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7 Reasons to Put Golden Handcuffs on Your Top Employees
High-performing employees are often the most valuable assets in a company. Customers, products, technology, inventory and many other assets come and go.
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