Allocate enough time for the meeting, give everyone a chance to put their item on the agenda before the meeting, and leave time for open discussion. Working in a business is tough. Employees are trying to get ahead, develop their skills, and impress their boss. Most likely they are competing with a co-worker for [...]
A community of cleaning business owners facing 21st century challenges together head-onThe Bottom Line: Results Foundations of Success is more than a business course. It's more than a week-long series of intense seminars. It's an ongoing, collaborative learning experience—a community of cleaning business owners facing 21st century challenges head-on. In the last four years, over [...]
Avmor has been supplying professional cleaning solutions to Dissan and its members for more than a decade. Quebec, Canada - Dissan Group, Canada's largest sales and marketing distribution group for the professional cleaning industry, has just honored Avmor as Supplier of the Year for 2016. Founded in 1991, the Dissan Group is a marketing organization [...]
From the wife of a serial business owner Derek and I have been married for almost 17 years, and in this time he’s owned 5 to 12 businesses, depending how you count. There have been some stressful times for both of us, but we’ve found several things that help us manage marriage, parenthood and [...]
Even hydrochloric acid has its place in cleaning, just not for everyday for maintenance cleans. This week I'm reviewing one of my favorite products that surprises a lot of people. It's The Works Tub & Shower Cleaner. Click the video below to see why The Works works for my company. Every single week we [...]
Replace several tools and enable your cleaners to create the best possible clean. Homes have traditionally been cleaned with brooms and upright vacuums. As new technology out-cleans the old residential standbys, cleaners must learn to shift their thinking to apply those tools to their best benefit. The ProTeam® ProVac® FS 6 backpack vacuum cleans [...]
Derek Christian on how the government could help pay for your child's college or first home Derek Christian explains in this quick video how you can use existing tax regulations to your advantage. As he explains, business owners are able to employ their own children with fewer restrictions. Derek's strategy uses payroll and a [...]
How to keep your cleaning business out of court when it comes to overtime rules 1. What is Going on With the DOL Overtime Rule? On December 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) new overtime rule was supposed to go into effect. The new rule would have more than doubled the salary level [...]
Selecting a quality, high-performance pad can make your floorcare job easier, faster, far less labor intensive, and more profitable Toledo, OH - You always need the right tools for the cleaning job at hand, and one tool that is often overlooked in floorcare - as to its importance - is the floor pad. Many [...]
Board oversees event to take place in Alexandria VA this OctoberCleaning Products US 2017 will take place in Alexandria, VA at the Westin Alexandria this October 10-12, 2017. Cleaning Products US, jointly organized by Smithers Apex and ACI, brings together the top leaders and experts in the cleaning products field, and delivers a jam-packed schedule with [...]
