Business

First and foremost, they’re drain cleaners. But Lane Post and Robert Williams each understood there was a larger piece of the pie...

After a successful Wastewater Equipment (WEQ) Fair in September, the second WEQ Fair has been scheduled, this time in Texas, giving wastewater...

As we near the last month of 2016, you may be thinking about making some New Year’s resolutions. Are you looking to lose...

It’s that time of year again. The holidays, when small-business owners face myriad challenges – a slowdown and a bit of quiet, or...

As a business consultant, I see many financial reports. Most of them have a few “slinky knots” in them — accounts that are just...

We all have distinct chapters in our lives — school, careers, relationships, different cities, different goals and dreams — with a table of contents...

Another year is winding up, and of course with that comes tax time.With the annual chore of filing your personal and business...

Since mandatory retirement has long been abolished in most industries, we are living in a time in which multiple generations of employees...

You know what they say about good reputations: They take a lifetime to build but only a second to destroy. That’s true...

There are several possible scenarios for what “back at the office” means to the owner of a cleaning company. Maybe your entire...

If bees stayed in their hives every day, the miracle of cross-pollination — which creates the bounty of fruits and vegetables that...

I got into the family plumbing business when my husband’s partner died. My husband, Hotrod, and his best friend, Richard Yox, started...

Last year, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez was quoted as saying: “We are on the cusp of huge breakthroughs on paid...

No matter what trade you are in, you should know enough about your work to explain what you are doing to your...

Small-business owners have goals, plans and visions for the future. They also have challenges to face and obstacles to overcome. The common...

You have good cash flow, minimal debt and no upcoming major purchases in the works.But you know just how unpredictable the future...

Someone once asked me, "Who is the face of your company?" Twenty years ago I would have said my grandfather, Ted, or...