Alex Rodriguez started FarWest Sanitation & Storage in 1994 as a one-truck portable restroom business. Two decades later, the services offered by...
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Make Sure You Get Paid
Finding work in the first place can be hard enough. Then, devoting the resources to actually performing the work is often no...
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Young Entrepreneur Turns Struggling Business Into a Success
At only 22, Curtis English is already a portable sanitation veteran. He’s owned and operated Select Service Inc., a portable restroom company...
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5 Steps to Surviving Your Busy Season
For most of us, summer is our busiest time of the year. The days are filled with order taking, customer complaints, driver...
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Emphasis on Quality Over Quantity Reaps Rewards
Lou Paulsen is a real can-do kind of guy. It seems that any time he puts his mind to something, he succeeds.It’s...
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Changes to Google Search Results Create Opportunity for Your Business
You don’t have to be a marketer or even especially tech savvy to understand the importance of Google’s search engine results pages...
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Taking Care of Business Payroll
If you’ve got a growing business, chances are you’re adding employees. Hiring other people to work for you can be a sign...
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Dream Big, Start Small
“Dream Big, Start Small” is the slogan used by the Small Business Administration during its yearly National Small Business Week, this year...
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Going Digital: Protect Your Files and Your Sanity
If you are anything like me, you hate clutter. The day-to-day paperwork that comes with running a busy business means that you...
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Bold Moves Mean a Better Business
Sometimes you need to take a little risk to get a bigger reward. If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you...
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5 Tips to Winning the Portable Sanitation Game
I’m sure you’ve played the game Monopoly. Throw the dice and move around the board with your toy car, battleship or thimble,...
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Targeting Your Potential Customer Base With Google AdWords
The Internet affords small-business owners countless opportunities to market their products and services. This is a blessing and a bit of a...
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3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Expanding
Starting your own business is incredibly hard. Some people believe that after the first few years it gets easier, but it actually...
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Insurance Coverage: What Do You Need?
When it comes to insurance for your business, there are certain policies that virtually all owners need. There are also others that...



















