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Overtime Rule Reversal: What It Means for Residential Cleaning Businesses
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 […]
FTC Announces Rule Aimed At Banning Non-compete Agreements
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 […]
The 5 Pillars of Culture
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 […]
Cleaning Business Today: June 2015
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 […]
Cleaning Business Today: May 2015
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 […]
Cleaning Business Today: April 2015
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 Business Today: March 2015
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 […]
Cleaning Business Today: February 2015
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. […]
Kristie Smith is Awesome
Or at least she thinks she isThis is the body of the article. Kristy kicks butt and takes names later. This is the body of the article. Kristy kicks butt and takes names later. This is the body of the […]
Cleaning Business Today: January 2015
The new year begins with a focus on employee training.At Castle Keepers training is a big deal, and for that reason we are excited to see employee training take center stage in the January 2015 issue of Cleaning Business Today. […]
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