Easterseals' Outstanding Community Partner Award is presented to a person or a company that has taken steps to remove barriers and provide opportunities for people with disabilities, facing disadvantages, and veterans. Hamilton, OH - Brighter Futures Celebration, Easterseals' annual awards gala, has recently honored Kaivac, Inc. as its 2017 Outstanding Community Partner. Easterseals' Outstanding Community [...]
S-Corporations and LLCs would be subject to a significantly higher effective tax rate than C-Corporations, placing them at a substantial competitive disadvantage.Republican leaders continue to court support among rank-and-file senators for their tax legislation, with the possibility of a vote on proceeding to the measure today. The Budget Committee yesterday approved the bill (S. 1) on [...]
Those who have a few tips in their back pocket when negotiating have a better chance to move the ball into their court. Everyone negotiates – sometime, somewhere, somehow. From telling the kids, “After you eat your dinner, then you can go play” to the highest business deal out there. Negotiating is real. And [...]
Vulnerability in LG SmartThinQ app leaves homes and offices open to hackers. Consumers who own LG Hom-Bot vacuum cleaners or other smart devices, and also use the LG SmartThinQ app, may be open to hackers spying on their homes or offices. Researchers at IT security firm Check Point Software Technologies discovered a back [...]
How should a commercial cleaning business owner handle a client who needs a change? We have all heard the saying “The customer is always right!” Generally speaking, that’s true. That doesn’t mean it won’t be frustrating. From time to time a client will request a change in their contract. Sometimes, that change is a [...]
2018 ACI Convention to feature charity duck race, golf tourney, hygiene kitClean the World, a leader in global health which recycles discarded hygiene products and distributes them to children and families in need, will be the charity of choice at the 2018 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting & Industry Convention. The Convention, which takes [...]
ISSA is currently consulting with its legal team to resolve this dispute.Northbrook, IL, USA―November 7, 2017― ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, unambiguously rejects RAI Amsterdam (RAI)’s claim that the long-standing alliance between ISSA and its “INTERCLEAN” trade show partner, RAI, is terminated. On Friday, November 3, 2017, RAI submitted a letter to ISSA indicating [...]
How to increase profits without getting bigger: Derek Christian coaches Mary Rundquist of Reliable Maids At the ISSA/INTERCLEAN trade show in Las Vegas this past September, business coaches Liz Trotter, Tom Stewart, and I sat down with cleaning business owners from all over the country for in-depth talks about problems they faced. These free [...]
Some words and phrases used today are just no longer appropriate—what to say instead. When marketing our services or working with a current client, you need to know what not to say. What happens is they can cause a conversation to make a wrong turn, and that is something we want to avoid. "Fortunately, [...]
How to get the maximum versatility and performance from the ProVac The ProTeam® ProVac® FS 6 backpack vacuum with Commercial Power Nozzle is still relatively new to the residential cleaning world. As more companies implement the backpack vacuum, here are four tips to get the maximum versatility and performance from the ProVac. 1. Adjust [...]
