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Take the Lead with Superior Technology
Take the Lead with Superior Technology

Take the Lead with Superior Technology

Reaching customers in a tech-enabled world means learning to like technology.“The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades.” – John P. Kotter, Leading Change [EasyDNNnewsToken:Left Justify Embed 300 x 250]The Move to Mobile I [...]

By Derek Christian|2014-05-29T18:17:29-05:00May 29th, 2014|Leadership, Technology|

Dirty Beginnings to Suite Solutions: How Technology Solved My Scheduling Dilemma
Dirty Beginnings to Suite Solutions: How Technology Solved My Scheduling Dilemma

Dirty Beginnings to Suite Solutions: How Technology Solved My Scheduling Dilemma

Don’t match your business up to the solution; build the technology to match your business model.While growing a cleaning business is a fun and exciting ride, it’s also extremely complicated and frustrating at times. As the clientele of Student Maids grew over the past five years, so did the number of new challenges. Scheduling became [...]

By Kristen Hadeed|2014-05-28T20:47:52-05:00May 28th, 2014|Finance, Leadership, Operations, Technology|

Success Stories: Lisa and Hamish Macqueen, Cleancorp
Success Stories: Lisa and Hamish Macqueen, Cleancorp

Success Stories: Lisa and Hamish Macqueen, Cleancorp

Australian cleaning company jumps from $1M to $3.75M using online sales and service automation, wins Small Business ICON 2014.CBT: Tell us about when and why you started Cleancorp. What had you done previously? L&HM: Back in 1995, my husband was working as a builder/carpenter doing huge hours in a fickle construction industry and with unpredictable [...]

By Lisa Macqueen|2014-05-23T15:19:14-05:00May 23rd, 2014|Leadership, Sales and Marketing, Technology|

The Value of a Good Accountant – and How to Find One
The Value of a Good Accountant – and How to Find One

The Value of a Good Accountant – and How to Find One

You can’t grow a business on shoe box accounting.If you are like me, you probably started out in your business doing “shoe box” accounting. Some of you may still be doing it. That is where you put all your receipts, invoices and checks into a “shoe box” and take it to someone to “straighten it [...]

By Dick Ollek, CBSE|2014-05-23T14:01:14-05:00May 23rd, 2014|Finance, Technology|

Do I NEED Scheduling Software?
Do I NEED Scheduling Software?

Do I NEED Scheduling Software?

Benchmark when you’re likely to need to upgrade your job scheduling process and system. Scheduling is one of those tasks that is very easy when we start our companies. It doesn’t seem as though it will ever really be much of a problem. This is at least partially because there are so many options for [...]

By Liz Trotter|2014-05-23T12:54:45-05:00May 23rd, 2014|Operations, Start Your Cleaning Business, Technology|

Choosing the Right Professional Vacuum
Choosing the Right Professional Vacuum

Choosing the Right Professional Vacuum

Professional models of vacuums offer the quality, power and longevity to save your company money and deliver amazing cleaning service. In creating and refining your cleaning services, arguably the most important decision you can make is about your vacuum cleaner. Why? Because in the majority of cleaning procedures, the “dry” work comes first for removal [...]

By Janice Stewart|2014-05-14T19:49:42-05:00May 14th, 2014|Carpet Cleaning, Cleaning Procedure, Cleaning Science, Cleaning Tips, Green Cleaning, Measuring Success / KPIs, Office Cleaning, Operations, Pets, Safety and Health, Technology|

ATTENTION: User Experience Survey Open – Deadline May 19
ATTENTION: User Experience Survey Open – Deadline May 19

ATTENTION: User Experience Survey Open – Deadline May 19

System, Software, and App service providers are invited to join our annual User Experience Survey.Last June, we published our first-of-its-kind software and system survey, which has become our most viewed and downloaded piece of our first year! CBT invites you as a user experience service providers to participate in our enhanced 2014 survey to share [...]

By CBT Editorial Staff|2014-05-02T17:58:16-05:00May 2nd, 2014|Operations, Technology|

Facebook Changes Its Content Marketing Rules
Facebook Changes Its Content Marketing Rules

Facebook Changes Its Content Marketing Rules

Social media giant's new formula--will you like it?Facebook will focus on large, text-less photos, drop the memes, stop asking for Likes, and make sure the content is new. That's the new Facebook marketing formula. Read more.

By CBT Editorial Staff|2014-04-21T14:28:45-05:00April 21st, 2014|News, Sales and Marketing, Technology|

Backpack Vacuum Used to Catch a Greased Pig
Backpack Vacuum Used to Catch a Greased Pig

Backpack Vacuum Used to Catch a Greased Pig

In an episode of Mythbusters, Kari, Grant and Tory work out several ways to try proving that you can catch a greased pig – and the suction of a backpack vacuum proves successful! Click on the images below to view the videos.

By CBT Editorial Staff|2014-04-09T13:17:19-05:00April 9th, 2014|Technology|

Happy Birthday,CBT! Our First Year in Review
Happy Birthday,CBT! Our First Year in Review

Happy Birthday,CBT! Our First Year in Review

CBT celebrates its first year of delivering the best news and business information to cleaning business owners.[EasyDNNnewsToken:Left Justify Embed 300 x 250]As we release the thirteenth issue of Cleaning Business Today, we reflect on the wonders of our first year of bringing you breaking news, unique insights, hidden issues, videos and downloads of business tools, [...]