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Is it Better to Buy or Lease Your Shop?
To lease or to buy?For contractors like you, that question more typically comes up when talking about equipment — that new jet/vac...
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Proper Employee Training is Worth Every Penny
Many people have heard this story, which has become a legend in the training industry.A CEO and department head were having a...
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With So Many Small-Business Credit Cards, Which One Do You Choose?
Entrepreneurs place value on every single dollar they make — both through their core business, and through “bonuses” they earn on their...
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7 Great Reasons to Hire a Veteran
Unemployment continues to plague many veterans once they leave the military. Despite their years of dedicated service and a wide variety of...
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Wastewater Equipment Fair Coming to Nashville
After a debut last fall in Milwaukee and a stop earlier this year in Dallas, dates have been set for the third...
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Cleaners Can Benefit From Friendlier Competition
When was the last time you sat down with your biggest competitor and had a friendly conversation over coffee? Possibly never.Generally speaking,...
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Maintaining a Drama-Free Work Environment
Some days, working for a small business can feel a bit like you stepped back into high school. There are fights between...
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Building Relationships Can Boost Your Business
Maybe you have heard the term “community relations” and shrugged it off as a buzzword. Or maybe you see community relations management (CRM) as...
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Google Business Listings Bolster Online Presence
It’s important that online search engine users be able to find your company. Simply put, this is how most consumers make their...
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Focus on Education to Secure Customers
You can have top-of-the-line equipment and plenty of skill and expertise. But if customers aren’t even aware of what you can do...
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Protect Yourself With the Proper Insurance
There’s a paradox at the heart of insurance: You have to buy it, but you hope you’ll never need to use it.If...
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Get More Out of Your Jetter
Waterjetting can solve a lot of problems, but simply owning one doesn’t solve anything if you don’t know how to properly use...
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Take Control of Your Advertising Spending
When it comes to marketing, more isn’t always better. There are so many viable options out there today and it’s easy to...
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5 Recruiting and Training Strategies for Your Business
If you want to grow your business, you need to recruit and train a team. But you can’t just hire anyone. You...
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Planning for Worst-Case Scenarios
Unless you are naturally pessimistic, you probably don’t spend too much time thinking about disaster hitting your business. But the reality is...
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Balancing Emotions and Logic in Business Decision-Making
When family members own a business together, separating work from family is nearly impossible. While the brain should drive business decisions, emotions...











