In a recent legal shake-up, a federal judge in Texas has vacated the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) updated overtime rule for 2024, restoring the salary threshold for overtime eligibility to $35,568. This decision has direct implications for residential cleaning businesses across the nation, affecting both owners and employees. Here’s what cleaning business owners [...]
Non-compete agreements have long been a staple in the cleaning industry. Preventing employees from exiting to establish competing businesses or to join rival companies helps to secure both clientele and trade secrets. On Tuesday, April 23rd 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unveiled a significant ruling aimed at banning non-compete agreements. If this ruling [...]
Creating a thriving and cohesive work culture is essential for any organization's success. An effective work culture fosters employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity while promoting teamwork and innovation. To achieve this, companies often rely on the foundation of the "Five Pillars of Culture." These pillars shape the collective values and beliefs that guide behavior [...]
When you just start your first business, you know - well, pretty much nothing! You aren’t ashamed of that - generally, you are too busy trying to not go broke. You are learning everything you can - like a sponge, soaking up all the advice you can and working as much as you can [...]
In the June issue, CBT looks at business technology, including an article on 3 ways that business owners are doing Facebook all wrong."Statistics show that Facebook posts without hashtags perform more than 50% better than posts with hashtags. The more hashtags you add to a Facebook post, the less likely it is to be seen." [...]
May's focus is on business growth. Plus we provide survey results of our readers' favorite cleaning products.Derek Christian, co-publisher of Cleaning Business Today, writes, "There are many paths to business growth. One tried-and-true method is to add more services to your company, and this month we have a great article on organization services." The cover [...]
The April issue of CBT calls for readers to vote for their favorite cleaning products.In the April issue of Cleaning Business Today, the magazine introduces their new "Best of" Awards, and calls for cleaning professionals to vote for their favorite cleaning products and equipment. Results of this survey will be published over the coming months [...]
The March issue of CBT focuses on leadership.Merriam-Webster defines leadership as “the power or ability to lead other people.” I find this definition less than useful, but I’ll take it as an affirmation that leadership is an abstract concept that is difficult to describe, much less achieve. No one should argue that leadership is a [...]
Issue focuses on making smart investments in people, equipment and trainingCastle Keepers, we're well known for the holding ourselves to a high standard of customer service. It's how we have grown to be the area's largest independent residential cleaning service. Frequently residents of the Lowcountry find us by word of mouth, as our customers recommend [...]
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