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Take Your Small Business to the Next Level With SBA Loans
You’ve put the time, dedication and legwork into dreaming up and then starting up your small business. You’re moving forward, you’re learning...
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2014 Pumper & Cleaner Expo Preparation in Full Swing
The 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo is four months away for attendees, but we are in full swing scheduling educational seminars...
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Embezzlement: The Risk Goes Up in a Down Economy
The long-term embezzler is clever and intelligent. This person knows what you look at and will continually modify their behavior to hide...
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Feds: Pick up your units and go home
It’s Tuesday morning and many non-essential parts of the federal government are closed for business. Is this affecting your portable sanitation business?Does...
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How the Affordable Care Act Will Affect Your Business
Whether self-employed or an employer with a sizable staff, the health of your business depends on the health of your employees.On March...
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Why Social Media Marketing Matters to Your Business: Tips & Tricks
If you are like most business owners, your email inbox is probably barraged daily with invites for pricey social media marketing seminars...
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3 Reasons Not to Miss the Pumper & Cleaner Expo
The 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo will offer something for everyone, whether you’re a regular attendee or making the trip for...
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Funding for Females: Regulation Updates for Women-Owned Small Businesses
According to the National Women’s Business Council, 7.8 million women-owned businesses exist in the United States, generating $1.2 trillion in total receipts.But...
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Tips for Portable Restroom Businesses to Avoid Slow-Season Complacency
If you’re like many PROs, your busy season is starting to wind down about now. The week after Labor Day signals the...
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Don’t Shy Away When a Crisis Puts You in the Headlines
“Don’t let your response become the story” is a favorite saying among crisis communications experts. What you do after a disaster can...
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Top 10 Questions to Ask When Creating or Updating a Website
A company website is critical for businesses that want to compete in today’s marketplace. With so many choices in Web design companies...
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The Era of the Customer: Prospecting and Networking in Today’s Business World
The first Back at the Office column I wrote many years ago was about prospecting for new business. I recently reread that...
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Rotten Attitudes Ruin a Team: Changing the Team Dynamic
Negativity, gossip, chronic lateness, favoritism, micromanagement or a sense of entitlement pull businesses down. A clear system of accountability drives a business...














