Heather Ripley, owner and founder of Ripley PR, a national agency that specializes in trades, has helped numerous service businesses through varying...
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8 Ways to Get Better at Networking
There’s an old saying: It’s not what you know that matters; it’s who you know. That’s largely true when you’re looking for...
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5 Secret Strategies for Massive Growth in Your Service Business
As the co-owner of New Jersey’s largest home services company, Gold Medal Service, Michael Agugliaro has played a key role in building...
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Tips and Takeaways from the January Issue
I read a lot of magazines every month, and I don’t recall ever picking up a magazine and not learning at least...
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Which Route is the Best Route?
When people ask what I do, I commonly tell them that I own a trucking company. Yes, we rent portable toilets. Yes,...
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Restroom Service Truck Does Double Duty
Portable restroom operator Doug Gredvig is always interested in improving productivity, which fattens the bottom line and leads to better customer service,...
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Want to Make More Money in 2016?
Want insider knowledge on making more money? Want to attract more customers in 2016?Take charge of your business and plan now to...
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10 Tips for Small-Business Success
There’s no way to guarantee success — but there are plenty of little things you can do, habits you can form, to...
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Congress Renews Tax Break on Equipment Purchases
Small-business owners who made a substantial equipment investment in 2015 can head into the new year knowing they will be able to...
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How Self-Employed People Can Make More Money
Steve Huff is president of Steve Huff Plumbing in Kingsport, Tennessee, a company built on customer satisfaction. Founded in 1975, Huff was...
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What Type of Employee Compensation Works for Your Company?
Years ago, 40-year septic industry veteran Tom McLaughlin, owner of Metro-Rooter Plumbing Service in Jacksonville, Florida, paid his employees by the hour.After...
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From Damage Waivers to Deodorizers: The Top 10 Stories of 2015
As the end of the year approaches, here’s a recap of some of the top stories on promonthly.com. If you missed any...
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Tracking the Trucks
When Jan Bentley was hired in 2007 by Fred Stitt, the owner of Portable Services Inc., in Augusta, Georgia, one of her...
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PROfile Preview: Portable Services Inc.
Jan and Jeff Bentley never planned on owning a portable sanitation company. It just turned out that way.Jan had been working in...





















