A look back at the career of a trail-blazing entrepreneur with a heart as big as his accomplishmentsOn May 19, 2015, cleaning industry pioneer Gary Goranson passed away after dedicating more than 50 years of his life to achieving success in many different areas of cleaning, including sales and distribution, mobile cleaning, house cleaning, and [...]
Two business systems sail into the winner’s circle with landslides! CBT is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 Best of Awards for Business Technology. Two programs split the field: QUICKBOOKS Best Accounting Package Best Payroll Service JOBBER Best Job Scheduling and Management System Best Mileage Tracking System Best Time Tracking System Earning an [...]
Adopting a tech-based solution for your business doesn’t mean you have to abandon your back-ups. Growing up, my family – which includes my mom’s parents and her sister’s family – took a month-long “vacation” from Sunday dinner from March 15 – April 15 every year. Why? Because my grandfather, a retired military accountant for the [...]
For a first foray into technology-supported automation, these common processes in a cleaning business are a great place to start.Technology is an amazing tool which any business can use to begin improving efficiency, but only if the basis processes, procedures, and policies have been created to govern the decision-making that drives the systems. For a [...]
Vote for the “Best of” Employee Management Services and Products that make it easier for your company to grow with more and better staff.With literally hundreds of companies, services, and even mobile apps vying for your employee management dollars, we are excited to launch the third round of CBT’s “Best of” Awards focused on the [...]
Stop doing these three things to improve your return on engagement.With every marketing guru adamant that a cleaning business must have a Facebook Page to facilitate growth, the internet is flooded with advice on what “to do” to get the most out of Facebook. But here are three things you want to avoid doing on [...]
Prevent heat-related illness with this free app.As the temperatures rise into the summer months, the heat, humidity and resulting heat index play a role in determining work-site safety and the use of heat-related safety precautions. The OSHA Heat Safety App, available for both Android and iPhone, assists employers in determining risk levels each day so [...]
Two executives have resigned from Homejoy in the past 5 months.Since January 2015, two of Homejoy's executive leaders have resigned: In January 2015, COO Xiao Wei Chan resigned to join the Porch.com team. Most recently, CFO Mark Vranesh resigned after less than a year, having previously held both CFO and CAO positions for Zynga. These [...]
Online house cleaning services in Toronto make booking an appointment a snap.Blogger Natalia Manzocco has taken on the challenge of reviewing and recommending the top 5 on-demand maid services in Toronto: Maid In T.O. - a locally-based eco-friendly cleaning company with cleanings starting at $125. Handy - a San-Francisco-based home service matching company with weekly [...]
New CLR® Study Finds Americans Are Most Often Motivated to Clean When Friends VisitSKOKIE, Ill., April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Are you only inspired to clean when you know that friends or family are on their way over? Do you find your cleaning habits are vastly different than those you live with? Turns out you are not alone. [...]
