Beautiful business! So how do I find a buyer?
A Louisiana cleaner\restorer feels the need for change in his life. Is it time to sell or can he make “adjustments”? Steve offers ideas on both options…
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Grab those “BF’s” and “PUD’s”
The power of your subconscious is huge. In fact, just temporarily putting off taking action has given me some of my very best ideas. The challenge is recording your idea once you have it. Steve gives some suggestions.
Burning out with janitorial in New Zealand!
A New Zealand cleaner “bought a job” ten years ago but now finds himself burning out and facing a dead end. Steve shares some options and resources that just might help …
Can a carpet cleaner survive in a rural area?
A Chicago area cleaner is facing a “forced move” to rural Missouri. Can he not only survive but prosper?
“Steve, what if you could do it all over again?”
A struggling Alabama carpet cleaner asks Steve, “What would you do differently if you could rebuild and sell your business all over again”? Steve (of course) waxes nostalgic as he looks back over the last forty years …
After 15 years as a “Lone Wolf” carpet cleaner, should I expand?
A Portland carpet cleaner is at a cross roads in his life. Get big by taking on employees? Stay small as an owner operator? Steve’s answer may surprise you …
My big cleaning business just isn’t fun anymore!
Not all successful companies need to “get BIG”. A proven Colorado cleaner needs help in scaling things back into a manageable size. Steve offers a shoulder to cry on and shares his firsthand experience of what to do when your cleaning business gets out of control.
WHO is your worst enemy? And WHAT to do about it!
As business owners we tend to “cherry pick” and only do the stuff we enjoy and avoid what we dread. Yet it has been well said, “Success comes to those who will do what others won’t do.”
How soon can I “escape” my carpet cleaning business?
An Alabama carpet cleaner is looking down the road 15 years or so and fretting, “How am I going to ‘get out’?” Steve says “Good for you”. Every carpet cleaning business should be managed for its eventual sale. The recipe follows …
How your carpet cleaning or restoration company can not only survive but prosper with “Situational Awareness”!
Complacency, routine and arrogance have destroyed companies much bigger and (at one time) more successful than your cleaning or restoration operation. So how can you survive and even prosper in today’s extremely challenging business environment? Steve shares the concept of “S/A” …
How to achieve success as an owner-operator!
“Small” decisions can determine your fate as a owner operator in the cleaning/restoration industry.
The why (and how) of ‘WAPR’
WAPR has profound implications for all of us in every facet of our lives. Let’s go deeper on each component!
Do you look forward to your day?
Far too often we just sort of let circumstances and chance determine our life. As a new calendar year approaches Steve offers some points to ponder…
Can you have the ‘best of both worlds’?
Can you find your profitable “Sweet Spot” in the cleaning and restoration industry without hiring full-time workers?
WHY (and HOW to) START building a ‘Critical Mass Business’
Steve offers 5 tips to start growing into a CMB today.