How many times do you hear, “The customer only cares about the price?” Many small-business owners say they hear it all the...
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Their Business Philosophy Is Simple: Always Say “Yes”
After more than six decades in business, the T.S.F. Company — now in its third generation of family ownership — has established...
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Don’t Stay Silent About Unsafe Behavior on the Job
So you see a colleague violating a safety procedure while operating an excavator, or breaking office ethics protocol.
Given most people’s propensity for...
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So You Want to Land the Big Fish Event or Construction Client?
A big fish is anyone who is of a higher stature than you normally play with, and if you land them, it...
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His Motto for Restroom Success: “Good, Happy Employees Equal Good Customers”
Fernando Garza recalls clearly when he decided to open his own portable restroom business: It was in May of 2014. He was...
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The Pros and Cons of Advertising Portable Restrooms Prices Online
The world saw a drastic increase in online traffic and communication through the past year of working from home and social distancing,...
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Don’t Fall Into the Cost-Cutting Trap
When we meet, there is nothing us tradespeople talk about more than second-rate firms that undercut the prices on their services. It...
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Customers Expect a Variety of Payment Options
Do you accept Bitcoin? Probably not.
Few septic services companies take groundbreaking forms of currency, and that’s OK. However, customers do expect various payment options. If...
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It’s No Gamble: Sani-Hut Has Dealt a Fair Hand for 65 Years and Counting
When you’re in business for 65 years, there are reasons for success. As the third-generation owner of Sani-Hut Co. Inc., in Reno,...
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The Partners at This Canadian Portable Sanitation Company Have Found Sweet Success
It’s been 10 years since Shawn Hiscott and two business partners took ownership of Honey Huts Portables, a restroom company in Dartmouth,...
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Serving a Fleet of Dredging Barges Made Jim Jansen Think Outside the Box
THE TEAM
Based in New Franken, Wisconsin — located just northeast of Green Bay — Jim’s John’s is owned by Jim Jansen. He...
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This Young Kansas PRO Learns His Lessons
In 2016, when Cole Leister’s father and grandmother bought a 65-year-old septic/portable restroom company from the retiring owner in Salina, Kansas, something...
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3 Ways to Satisfy a Disgruntled Caller and Get Off the Phone
Telephone customer service may look easy, but until you’re responsible for navigating the world of tough calls, it’s difficult to appreciate the...
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Robert and Wendy Garland Truly Are the Mom and Pop of Portable Sanitation
People get into the portable restroom business for a variety of reasons. For Robert and Wendy Garland, two factors converged: a need...



















