Don’t make the same mistake twice. This is good advice, but it’s even better if we can learn from each other’s missteps. Novices to an industry have plenty of time for unique blunders. Mentorship spares them repetition.
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For two decades the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been incrementally adding regulations to non-road spark ignition engines that operate at or below 19 kilowatts. Now, as it often does, California has leaped ahead of the EPA.
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For those of us who have been to an industry convention, read a business book, or have heard any “gurus” present the idea that you, the business owner, should not do all the work, why? Why can’t exterior cleaning business owners do the physical work that makes us money?
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As your small business grows, the prospect of managing it will be challenging. At times, you’ll be faced with the need to make important decisions that will impact the future of your company, its resources, and its clientele.
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There will be a lot to look forward to when members of CETA again meet during PowerClean 2022 at Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, FL, October 12–15, but topping the list will be the opportunity to recognize and offer congratulations in person to the 2021 award winners for distinguished service and lifetime achievement.
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What’s next? A simple question that carries different meanings depending upon the inflection… At a happy celebration where one activity follows another, it could be imbued with good cheer. At a meeting with a long agenda, it could be a simple statement to gain a reference point. On a difficult day in which calamities keep coming—the frozen water pipe, the breach, and the ensuing flood, it’s most definitely a cry of exasperation.
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Records are important, not only for backing up tax deductions but also to qualify for traditional loans or many of the government’s recent funding programs. Records are, of course, invaluable when preparing the financial statements so necessary if the pressure cleaning operation is ever sued or audited.
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A glad feeling…that’s one definition of joy, a word that came to us from Greek. It’s a good definition because despite the toughest days they confront, when small business owners have an opportunity to reflect, they share a common sentiment: I’m glad I did this.
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Time passes. The minutes and days move along whether they are filled with work or not. Contractors, distributors, and manufacturers in our industry want to fill their hours with productive work, but things happen.
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Much ado about nothing? Maybe.That’s one way to look at the perceived conflicts between younger people and older people in the workforce. The outlook of individuals labelled as millennials (25- to 40-year-old people, sometimes called Gen Y) and Gen Z (24-year-old and younger, sometimes called zoomers) is dissected and analyzed for “clues” about the future.
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