Posted on 03 July 2010.
VAST instructor, Jeff Cutshall, not only will dramatically improve your technician’s attitudes and actions in the customer’s home- he also runs his own commercial carpet cleaning business. Jeff shares how his company has cleaned up big time with “encapsulation” and just why you should get on board …
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Posted in SFS Instructor’s Blog
Posted on 30 June 2010.
Regular cash flow, your very own production schedule, a steadily appreciating asset and best of all … less interaction with an at times difficult and demanding residential customer. So what’s not to like? Will this carpet cleaner’s dreams of profit in commercial maintenance work be fulfilled? Steve Toburen gives his prognosis …
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Posted in Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice Column
Posted on 28 May 2010.
Are you enjoying the lifestyle benefits of living in the countryside? GREAT! This small town carpet cleaner asks, “Can I build a ‘real business’ in a market base of only 30,000 people?” Steve shares how he did it …
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Posted in Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice Column
Posted on 13 May 2010.
An Idaho carpet cleaner searches for ways to “differentiate” himself from the run-of-the-mill price-slashing carpet cleaner. Steve tweaks the original idea to promote more Scotchgard sales, improve customer loyalty and cleaning frequency and above all else dramatically increase profits!
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Posted in Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice Column
Posted on 18 March 2010.
In a perfect world your first clients would all be clamoring for clean carpets BEFORE you even open your doors for business. Surprise! It doesn’t work that way, as one slightly disillusioned Kansas City carpet cleaner is finding out …
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Posted in Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice Column
Posted on 02 March 2010.
Sometimes the best quickTIPS focus on the little things. For example, how much money are you “leaving on the table” simply because your client doesn’t know everything that your company offers?
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Posted in quickTIPS
Posted on 08 December 2009.
There are many ways to diversify in the cleaning industry. Trauma cleanup is one of the more challenging options. See what it takes to get into the trauma cleanup business.
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Posted in Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice Column
Posted on 05 October 2009.
You can build a virtually competition free niche by specializing in fine fabric cleaning. Are you up to the task? How can you avoid those excruciatingly expensive mistakes? Bill Yeadon shares his many, many years of wisdom …
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