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Small Business Is Big Business
It’s National Small Business Week as I’m writing this. Small businesses play a significant role in our economy and in this industry....
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3 Tips for Growing Your Drain Cleaning Business
The fear of growing your drain cleaning company too fast and not being able to keep up with the rigorous demands and...
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Lady Liberty's Water, Sewer Lines to Get Makeover
Construction has begun on a project to upgrade water and sewer lines serving Liberty Island, site of the Statue of Liberty.The Jersey...
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Licensee Network Offers Countless Mutual Benefits
Fuquay Inc., the Sprayroq certified partner for the state of Texas, attributes some of its successful installations of polyurethane linings and rehabilitation...
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Longtime Rooter-Man Contractor Not Ready To Step Aside
Editor’s note: When we profiled Glenn Daigle in the January 2012 edition of Cleaner magazine (read “The Next in Line”), retirement didn’t...
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Are Annual Reviews Necessary?
It is a time-honored tradition in businesses across the country: Once a year – typically on the anniversary of an employee’s first...
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Fostering a Built-In Labor Pool of Plumbers
One of the biggest challenges faced by plumbing and drain cleaning contractors such as The Waterworks in Columbus, Ohio, is a lack...
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10 Phrases to Avoid When Dealing With Customers
Busy contractors may wish they could take back something they said in the heat of the moment or because it seemed like...
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Smartphone Security: When Apps Attack
As a contractor, you and your employees or co-workers probably use your smartphones for everything these days. Routing, scheduling, billing – it...
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Proud to Be a Small-Business Owner
Every year since 1963, the president of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, designated to recognize...
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High-Tech Check: Think Before You Shop
Newer! Better! Faster! There’s nothing like the feeling of unwrapping a piece of brand-new equipment designed to catapult your drain cleaning business...
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7 Startup Tips for Drain Cleaning Businesses
As the owner of a 25-year-old sewer rehabilitation and drain cleaning business, I’ve learned the ins and outs of growing a company...
Editorial
Do You Add Fuel Surcharges?
When gas and diesel prices began to climb a few years back, your business probably faced a tough choice: raise prices to...
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Sold-Out Profit Series Event Was a Hit
The sold-out 2015 Pumper & Cleaner Profit Series course, which ran March 25-27 in Orlando, Florida, was a huge success. For the...
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7 Steps to Establish Proper Vegetative Cover
If you're on a job that requires working underground, removing vegetation or disturbing the soil increases the chances of soil erosion. There...
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Invoicing: There’s an App for That
When you perform a service for a customer, it’s obviously nice to get paid for that work as quickly as possible. Late...










